SoftBank’s DigitalBridge buyout jolts thin year-end trading as U.S. futures dip
SoftBank will acquire DigitalBridge for $16 a share in a $4 billion deal, sending DigitalBridge stock higher in premarket trade. U.S. stock index futures slipped in thin year-end trading, with S&P 500 E-minis down 0.29% at 8 a.m. ET. Gold fell 1.7% to $4,455.35 an ounce and silver dropped 5.1% after hitting records earlier in the session.