Here’s another: With the possibility that the Trump’s administration will undo net-neutrality laws that allow content companies to transmit unlimited data over cable company pipes, Netflix will finally accept a takeover bid — from Disney, which has been looking for a way to create an even stronger direct relationship with its customers. It would be Robert A. Iger’s final megadeal before his contract expires in 2018. It would also pave the way for Mr. Iger to hire digitally savvy Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, a Disney board member, to take over for him.

Final unthinkable prediction: Uber will buy its main competitor, Lyft. Uber lost about $800 million in its third quarter, even after selling its business in China to Didi Chuxing. Its China unit was bleeding some $2 billion in losses already. What does all this mean? The ride-sharing business is harder to turn a profit on than some people thought. Uber decided it was too hard to compete in China, so it sold to its larger competitor there for a 17.5 percent stake in the combined company. Yet Uber still needs to subsidize rides in many major American cities because it is in a heated battle with Lyft and others. Why not just buy Lyft, which has made noise about trying to sell itself and which remains unprofitable as well? Would regulators allow it? Sure. The reason these businesses have struggled is because there is almost too much competition in many markets.

Leaving Wells Fargo

John G. Stumpf, the chairman and chief executive of Wells Fargo, wasn’t supposed to end his career this way. He is a reasonable and — dare I say — decent man, yet he led a bank engaged in one of the most blatant financial scandals in recent memory. Wells opened up millions of accounts without the permission of its customers, just to goose internal numbers. In truth, customers lost only $1.5 million, which, if we’re being honest, is minuscule for a bank the size of Wells Fargo. The problem is that Mr. Stumpf treated it as a blip on the radar screen and ignored the significant damage his bank was doing to real people. And when he was called to account, he didn’t have the right answers. Ultimately, he resigned, which was the right decision. But it could have — and should have — all been avoided.

The Theranos Mystery

Somehow, Theranos is still in business. Elizabeth Holmes is still the chief executive. And otherwise credible professionals like the lawyer David Boies remain on the company’s board. This is all quite a head-scratcher because the company’s technology has been called a fraud; the government is investigating for fraud; the company’s partners, including Walgreens, have dropped the service from its stores; and Ms. Holmes has been barred from the blood-testing business for at least two years in California. When does it end? We might have to wait until the film version comes out. Adam McKay, who wrote and directed “The Big Short,” is working on a script for a movie tentatively titled “Bad Blood” and starring Jennifer Lawrence as Ms. Holmes.

Parting Word for Obama

President and Michelle Obama couldn’t make it to dinner (the venue might have been a turnoff). But whatever you think of his stewardship of the nation, he deserves our thanks. For those of us who pay attention to economic statistics, Mr. Obama walked into the worst economic crisis in recent history. We are now in the longest economic expansion and monthly job creation in history. Was he alone responsible? No, but it happened on his watch. Could we have gone faster with different policies? Very possibly. We will see just how much faster we can grow and if there is a cost to doing so under the next administration. Was he perfect? Of course not. But in a town that’s filled with scandals and red flags about conflicts of interest — which are often skewered in this annual column — the Obamas stand out for avoiding those questions.