Merger Monday. A digital infrastructure, data center and ecosystem company, Digital Bridge Group (DBRG) is up 9% as the Japanese company, SoftBank has agreed to acquire the firm for $4 billion expanding their reach into the AI space.

Commodity reversal today as Silver touched $80 per ounce before pulling back 8%. Gold is down 4%. Both commodities have performed well this year with gold up over 60% for the year and Silver up over 100% for the year.

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