Companies Rush to Close Daring Deals Under Trump

Companies are seizing on what many say is perhaps the most favorable regulatory environment for businesses in years.NextEra Energy, led by John Ketchum, its chief executive, and Dominion Energy announced their merger in May.

L Lauren Hirsch

South Korea’s KOSPI Soars 18%

South Korea’s KOSPI index has swung wildly because of both the enthusiasm and anxiety related to investing in the global artificial intelligence boom.South Korea’s benchmark index has whipsawed in recent days, surging a record 18 percent on Friday.

C Choe Sang-Hun

Amid Talk of a Party Switch, Fetterman Vows ‘Never’

Changing one’s affiliation is rare in the Senate, but it can have big consequences. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania says he is staying put as a Democrat.Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, at the Capitol this week.

C Carl Hulse

Far-right politicians seize on Ceuta

Several migrants who crossed into Ceuta attributed their arrival to lax Moroccan border protocols. But Europe’s anti-immigrant politicians blamed Spain’s migrant-friendly policies.French far-right National Rally party president Jordan Bardella speaking in Lievin, northern France, in July.

E Elisabetta Povoledo and Ségolène Le Stradic

What to Know About Ceuta

The peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries has been a frequent site of mass migrant crossings and political tensions.People gathered on the Morocco-Spain border near Ceuta and the Moroccan town of Fnideq on Thursday.

P Pranav Baskar and Isabella Kwai

Ukraine’s Strike on Iranian Ship Shows How Two Wars Could Spiral

Iran sent military aid to Russia for its war against Ukraine. Now the question is whether that conflict and the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran are converging.President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Mr. Zelensky has tried to make the case that the wars in the Middle Eas

E Edward Wong

Five Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Larry Ellison’s A.I. Gamble

The billionaire’s company took on ominous loads of debt to build data centers around the world. The implications go far beyond Oracle.Larry Ellison spoke at the first news conference of the second Trump administration, where the president called him the “C.E.O. of everything.”

J Jonathan Mahler, Jim Rutenberg and Kirsten Grind

Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards

Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians.Alex Ottoboni with his balcony solar panel at his condo in the San Francisco Bay Area

I Ivan Penn and Claire Brown

What You Need to Know About Installing Plug-In Solar Panels

You can now buy panels that plug into electrical outlets, but there are some important safety issues to consider when picking and installing a system.Plug-in solar panels are as large as windows, and in Germany they are often installed on balconies.

I Ivan Penn and Claire Brown

Military Testosterone Policy Raises Questions About Its Links to Aggression

A new policy raises questions about testosterone’s effect on aggression in some men.Recent evidence points to a condition called “operator syndrome,” a pattern of medical problems, including decreased testosterone, that those who have served long stretches in special operations units are more likely

A Azeen Ghorayshi

G.O.P. Kills Bid to Expand I.V.F. Access in the Military

In a notable shift, Republican senators voted unanimously against a proposal to expand the military’s coverage of fertility treatments.Senator Tammy Duckworth, Democrat of Illinois, offered the provision for the defense bill that would have broadened the availability of in vitro fertilization for me

A Annie Karni

In the Surf

We examine the brain injuries in the Coast Guard.

S Sam Sifton