Wall Street dealmakers and corporate leaders expect the flood gates to open on merger and acquisition activity after President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. And he’ll likely have congressional help. Trump defeated Democratic candidate ...

Many on Wall Street expected Tuesday’s election would be the final obstacle standing in the way of a stock-market melt-up heading into the end of the year. But rising Treasury yields are increasingly a concern.

The president-elect has said he would fire Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler “on day one.”