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SoftBank to Buy DigitalBridge for $4B, Bolstering AI Infrastructure Push

Global M&A Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

SoftBank will buy DigitalBridge for about US$...

DigitalBridge manages roughly US$108bn in dig...

SoftBank is targeting control of compute, pow...

The deal is expected to close in H2 2026, sub...

AI Infrastructure Surge Fuels Record Market Highs—Can Valuations Withstand the Risks?

Americas Markets Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

U.S. stocks hit new records Jan. 6, 2026, wit...

Data storage and memory shares surged, led by...

Investors and analysts are positioning for an...

Key risks include stretched valuations and se...

Surging Equipment & Software Investment from AI Boosts GDP Forecasts—Construction & Ag Lead

Americas Forecast Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

ELFF now forecasts U.S. equipment and softwar...

The 2025 real GDP outlook was revised up to 2...

Near-term gains are expected in construction,...

Tailwinds include tax and rate relief plus re...

CME Derivatives Halted by Aurora Data Center Failure: Market Infrastructure Risk Exposed

Global Markets Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

A CyrusOne data center in Aurora, Illinois su...

The outage halted CME futures and options tra...

CME did not fail over to its New York backup ...

The event exposed concentration and operation...