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  • Michael J. de la Merced

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Clay, an A.I. Sales Start-Up, Lets Employees Cash Out. Again.

The company is part of a newer generation of software upstarts holding multiple tender offers where workers can sell stock before going public.

Glencore and Rio Tinto Restart Talks to Create a Mining Giant

The negotiations come amid an increase in deal-making across the mining industry as demand for copper and other metals soars.

Riding a High, Deal Makers Grow Bullish on 2026

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

Todd Combs Leaves Berkshire Hathaway for JPMorgan Chase as Buffett Nears Retirement

The departure of the senior stock picker was one of several leadership changes ahead of Mr. Buffett’s planned departure as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway.

Kalshi, a Prediction Market, Raises $1 Billion in New Round

The fund-raising effort, the company’s third this year, values it at $11 billion, and comes amid stiff competition in the increasingly popular industry.

OpenAI Takes Stake in Thrive Holdings, a Buyer of Services Firms

The move by the parent company of ChatGPT is meant to help imbue Thrive Holdings’ accounting and I.T. services companies with artificial intelligence tools.

Daily Mail Owner Agrees to Buy The Telegraph, Consolidating Right-Leaning Media in Britain

The deal would combine two of the country’s major newspaper groups, a move likely to attract antitrust scrutiny.

RedBird Capital Withdraws Takeover Bid for UK’s Telegraph

The exit by RedBird Capital Partners comes months after it agreed to buy control of the media company in a deal that valued it at…

SoftBank Sells $5.8 Billion Stake in Nvidia to Pay for OpenAI Deals

The move has further stoked concerns among some investors that the rally in artificial intelligence stocks was overdone.

Whatnot Raises $225 Million as Investors Bet on Livestream Shopping

The start-up is among the biggest names in a fast-growing part of e-commerce that is effectively a kind of QVC for the TikTok era.