NEW YORK The price of silver hit a multi-decade high on Thursday as investors kept flocking to safe havens amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty, while gold eased off a record run. Stock markets, meanwhile, were mixed as traders weighed a slew of issues: massive AI investments, corporate results, U.S. interest rates, the U.S. government shutdown, political turmoil in France and a Gaza ceasefire deal. The price of silver topped $50 an ounce, attaining levels not seen since 1980, according