several multi-billion dollar m & a transactions starting with the medical device maker stryker buying inarineurovascular business i checked it out i like this deal next early ned yesterday morning we learned getty and shutterstock the shareholders will own 55% of the combined companies two players in the same industry combining to give themselves for leverage something they need in this age of ai-generated content. later on tuesday morning, the paychex announced it is acquiring paycor, for $4.1 billion. they are rolling up human capital management listen, that's not the list activity this week on monday, phillips 66 will acquire natural gas infrastructure assets. yesterday, waste management company gfl environmental is selling its business to private equity firms for over $6 billion. yesterday, we learned small business uniform rental provider cintas was launching a takeover attempt of furse what do we make of this? i gotta say, it's nice to see mergers. this was anticipated because of the change in administration it makes me feel confident in betting on more deal activity why we bought the

stryker agreeing to purchase an aari medical -- inari medical. the deal aimed at using blood clot devices. paychex is higher after agreeing to buy paycorp. four $1 billion in cash. the transaction will enable paychex to enhanced capabilities for ai technology with the cloud-based software. all the buzzwords in one company. vaccine makers seeing their gains as seasonal flu cases rise across the country. yesterday there was a patient in louisiana who tested positive for bird flu and passed away, the first u.s. fatality linked to the virus according to the cdc. the u.s. has 66 confirmed cases. moderna is working on some kind of bird flu treatment. earlier today, torsten slok spoke about how any fiscal plan from washington could affect treasury yields. torsten: this raises the risk we will get headline of a significant number in terms of what the deficit impact is. if you have a bigger risk of higher numbers, that raises the probability we will get some potential liz truss moment we could see a significant number coming out where instead of doing it

inari stock jumped 30% yesterday and it is up more than 20% in extended trading. >>> semafor is reportingan is looking to replace michael barr who is stepping down of supervision next month. barr has been a dissenting voice on the fmoc. frank. >> silvana, thank you. >>> coming up on "worldwide exchange," the bull market not letting up according to the next guest. thfuamta te ndenlshat will carry over well into 2025. stay with us. we'll be right back. what if your mobile network wasn't just built to work out here... ...but was designed differently to also give you blazing fast wifi where you are most of the time? reliable 5g, plus wifi speeds up to a gig where you need it most. xfinity mobile. xfinity internet customers, ask how to get a free 5g phone and a second unlimited line free for a year. >>> welcome back to "worldwide exchange." the market coming off a mixed session with the s&p 500 fueled by chip stocks. let's bring in tiffany mcghee. tiffany, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning, frank. happy new year. >> we're looking at futures moving higher. i want your word of the d