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It was a comeback year for I.P.O.s. and mergers and acquisitions. Wall Street is optimistic that the winning streak will continue.

President Trump’s trade policy, inflation and climbing stock prices shaped business and the economy this year.

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Gross domestic product grew at a 4.3 percent annual rate, faster than the previous three months.

The deal for Intersect, a data center and energy developer, is set to help Google build out its infrastructure for artificial intelligence.

The president’s paper wealth soared on news that the company behind Truth Social has agreed to merge with a fusion start-up. But China is way ahead in the funding race to commercia

Factorial, the start-up, said the listing would provide money that would help it bring new solid-state batteries to market as soon as 2027.

The president promoted his economic accomplishments in a defiant address. But some voters are feeling the pinch of stubborn inflation and a cooling labor market.

The Swedish company is now valued at $6.6 billion, more than triple its $1.8 billion valuation set by investors in July.

Britain’s central bank reduced interest rates to 3.75 percent, a move that was welcomed by the government, which has been looking to lower the high cost of living.

Meg O’Neill of Australia’s Woodside Energy will lead the British energy giant, replacing Murray Auchincloss, who will exit after less than two years in the role.

The media company formally rejected a hostile takeover bid by Paramount and questioned the purported political advantages held by its unwanted suitor.

The claim was made as part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s dismissal of Paramount’s hostile takeover offer.

A backlog of government economic data is set to ease, but disagreement on the country’s economic outlook could linger.

The auto giant stopped making cars at the plant in Dresden, which opened in 2001, as it faces weaker demand and steep U.S. tariffs.