Business Bible News Market Minute: December 30 @ 5:00AM ET

This is a Business Bible News Market Minute for Tuesday December 30 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. According to Bloomberg, SoftBank Group Corporation has agreed to buy private equity firm DigitalBridge Group Incorporated for about $3B in cash, in a move aimed at investing in data centers and digital infrastructure amid the artificial intelligence boom. Global markets are down today. In overseas trading, the Nikkei is down 170 points. The Dow is down 238 points to 48,472. Oil is trading at $58 per barrel while gold is at $4,384 per ounce. Today's Daily Principle is BUSINESS, specifically dealing with Lending. This principle is found in Psalm 112–5. The verse reads: "Happy is the person who is generous with his loans, who runs his business honestly." Learn more at businessbible.com where Daily News meets Daily Principle.