SoftBank says its loan-to-value ratio, a measure of net debt against the value of its holdings, could exceed its 25% limit, as it commits $30B more to OpenAI
Masayoshi Son faces investor nerves with massive spending on AI investments — SoftBank is testing a key self-imposed borrowing limit …
SoftBank's stock is down ~48% since November 3, as scrutiny into the scale of its OpenAI ties grows; on March 9, it closed down 9.8% on Stargate delay reports
Japanese group has suffered from recent share falls and a negative outlook from rating agency S&P — Once fired up, Masayoshi Son's investing enthusiasm knows few bounds.
At a meeting with Trump, Masayoshi Son says SoftBank will invest $100B and create 100K jobs in the US, largely via AI-focused jobs and infrastructure projects
WATCH NOW — Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son will announce a $100 billion investment in the U.S. over the next four years during …
SoftBank reports Q2 net income of ~$7.7B and a Vision Fund gain of ~$2.42B, driven by strong Indian IPOs and valuation gains in startups like Coupang and Didi
- Tech investor rakes in profit on hot Indian IPO market — Legacy-conscious founder Masayoshi Son is readying next gamble
SoftBank's outlay for AI investments has more than doubled to $8.9B in the 12 months since Masayoshi Son said the firm was ready to go on the “counteroffensive”
Japanese group says it will ‘step up’ artificial intelligence outlays without stretching finances
SoftBank's outlay for AI investments has more than doubled to $8.9B in the 12 months since Masayoshi Son said the firm was ready to go on the “counteroffensive”
Japanese group says it will ‘step up’ artificial intelligence outlays without stretching finances X: @jamesplloyd X: James Lloyd / @jamesplloyd : “From now on, we want to step up investments in AI com...
Filings: SoftBank's Vision Fund's US portfolio has shrunk by almost $29B since the end of 2021 as, sources say, Masayoshi Son plans forays into AI and chips
Masayoshi Son turns away from aggressive style of venture capital investing, leaving the fund's reduced staff as mostly caretakers.
Masayoshi Son breaks his seven month-long public silence to make a case for SoftBank's future, saying the company “won't be deterred by a few short-term losses”
Bloomberg :
Masayoshi Son owes SoftBank ~$5.1B on side deals he set up to boost his compensation, as his unrealized losses grew ~$400M from three months before
Masayoshi Son is now personally on the hook for about $5.1 billion on side deals he set up at SoftBank Group Corp. to boost his compensation … Tweets: @pelstrom , @pelstrom , and @iamsamirarora Tweets...
SoftBank reports a ~$5B loss for its Vision Fund in Q3, its fourth straight quarterly loss, and investments of less than $350M in only a few startups
SoftBank Group Corp.'s first earnings report without founder Masayoshi Son went a lot like those he presided over the past few years …