I think the potential of Agenic is to rethink how work gets done overall.

It challenges all sorts of traditional orthodoxies around how organizations execute the work at hand.

That's Jason Gersatus, CEO of Deloitte U.S., talking about the transformational potential of A.Gentic AI.

Join him later to learn why agents are a game changer for businesses across industries.

Volatility grips global markets as jittery investors sell off everything from gold to

Bitcoin. Plus, the latest from Washington as Congress's bid to end a partial government shutdown gets

tougher. And Israel reconnects Gaza to Egypt in a major 10%. as Congress's bid to end a partial government shutdown gets tougher,

and Israel reconnects Gaza to Egypt in a major test of President Trump's peace plan.

This is a long-awaited moment for Gazans,

so Gazans have not been able to have a crossing that allows them to leave and enter since the start of the war.

It's Monday, February 2nd.

I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal,

and here is the AM edition of Watts News,

the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

A market sell-off that began on Friday is continuing this morning, with U.S. stock futures tracking a drop in global stocks.

Cryptocurrencies are also selling off with Bitcoin trading below $77,000.

But in a sign of potential stabilization, gold and silver prices have halted a slide that

it gained steam over the weekend.

Here with more is Wall Street Journal Markets reporter Chelsea Delaney.

Chelsea, bring us up to speed here.

A week ago, this metals rally had seemed practically unstoppable, but we've seen a big

unwinding, to put it mildly.

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