SoftBank Corp. — News

SoftBank Group stock tanked 4.41% in Tokyo on Thursday as investors reduced exposure to a volatile Asian AI trade before the company released its first-quarter results. The caution looked premature when the numbers arrived after the market closed.

invezz.com - 2026-08-06 04:22:28

SoftBank Group's first-quarter net profit dropped due to lower gains from its Vision Funds business.

wsj.com - 2026-08-06 03:35:00

SoftBank on Thursday reported profit for its fiscal first quarter that beat market expectations.

cnbc.com - 2026-08-06 02:58:14

SoftBank Group posted a smaller-than-expected 18% drop in first-quarter profit ‌on Thursday, buoyed by a gain on its stake in chipmaker Intel , even as it recorded no valuation gain from its holdings in ChatGPT developer OpenAI.

reuters.com - 2026-08-06 02:36:32

Asian technology stocks rallied on Wednesday after Wall Street's record-setting session fueled optimism around artificial intelligence and growth stocks. Shares of SoftBank surged more than 10%.

cnbc.com - 2026-08-04 20:57:15

SoftBank Corp. (SOBKY) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript

seekingalpha.com - 2026-08-04 08:29:56

Technology investor SoftBank Group reports first-quarter earnings on Thursday, with analysts focused on how it will fund its ongoing investment in ​OpenAI and the impact of rising leverage on its balance sheet.

reuters.com - 2026-08-04 02:14:24

The companies have published a joint white paper mapping commercially relevant quantum computing use cases in quantum chemistry and graph analytics to Quantinuum's hardware roadmap. The paper provides a framework for assessing how advances in quantum hardware and algorithms, could affect when practical industrial applications become feasible.

prnewswire.com - 2026-07-21 19:00:00

The Nikkei 225 Index continued its freefall as technology companies like Softbank, Tokyo Electron, Kioxia, and Advantest plunged ahead of the upcoming big-tech earnings. It plunged by over 4%, reaching its lowest level since June 11.

invezz.com - 2026-07-19 22:47:45

SoftBank extended Asia's technology rout on Friday, sliding 9.7% by Tokyo's midday break as investors continued pulling money from the region's most crowded artificial-intelligence trades. The fall followed a brutal Thursday in Seoul, where SK Hynix tumbled 13%, Samsung Electronics lost 8.8% and the Kospi sank 6.4%.

invezz.com - 2026-07-16 23:38:44

Japanese AI-linked stocks tumbled on Friday as a fresh rout in U.S. semiconductor shares spread across Asia. The declines followed another weak session for U.S. technology stocks.

cnbc.com - 2026-07-16 21:07:37

The development of AI will require investment of $5 trillion each year by 2040, and any talk ‌of a bubble forming around the technology is "absurd", SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday.

reuters.com - 2026-07-14 01:20:14

OpenAI originally planned to go public in late 2026, but it now looks like that won't happen until 2027. A $40 billion loan that SoftBank took out to support its OpenAI investment comes due in March 2027.

fool.com - 2026-07-12 13:27:00

SoftBank Corp and mobile payments operator PayPay are in talks ​to invest in retail giant Seven & i ‌Holdings , Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

reuters.com - 2026-07-10 05:51:02

Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas discusses SoftBank Corp.'s developments as it looks to lead the A.I. data center race on 'The Claman Countdown.

youtube.com - 2026-07-03 01:30:35

SoftBank Group stock rose on Thursday after a report said the Japanese investor had revived talks for a $10 billion loan backed by its OpenAI stake. The development gave markets another reason to bet on Masayoshi Son's artificial intelligence push.

invezz.com - 2026-07-02 02:19:07

SoftBank's LY Corp and Bain Capital have raised their bid ​for Kakaku.com again, valuing the Japanese ‌price-comparison website operator at 670 billion yen ($4.12 billion) and widening their lead over a rival ​offer from Sweden's EQT.

reuters.com - 2026-07-01 23:31:17

SoftBank Group has ​reopened talks with a consortium of ⁠lenders for a $10 billion loan backed ​by its stake in OpenAI, after earlier ​attempts to secure a loan stalled over concerns about the difficulty of valuing private companies, ​two people familiar with the matter ​said.

reuters.com - 2026-07-01 16:14:17

Not everyone is buying Elon Musk's vision for orbital data centers.

techcrunch.com - 2026-06-27 16:42:36

SoftBank Group Corp. (OTC:SFTBY) dropped Friday after Bloomberg reported citing NYT that OpenAI is planning to postpone its public offering until 2027.

benzinga.com - 2026-06-26 13:17:52

SoftBank Group (SOBKY) shares fell 13% on Friday, marking their steepest drop since August 2024, as investors reacted to concerns that OpenAI could possibly del

gurufocus.com - 2026-06-26 07:46:00

Asian technology stocks fell sharply on Friday, as SoftBank Group tumbled more than 12% and chip-heavy markets from Tokyo to Seoul came under fresh pressure. The selloff followed a fourth straight decline on the Nasdaq, where Apple sank 6.1% after announcing price increases for iPads and MacBooks to offset surging memory and storage chip costs.

invezz.com - 2026-06-25 23:47:59

SoftBank Group plunged 11%, leading a broad selloff in Asian technology stocks. The weakness also spilled into Asia's semiconductor sector.

cnbc.com - 2026-06-25 20:55:46

SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son told shareholders on Wednesday that artificial intelligence is still in its early stages and any ​talk of a bubble is "an insult to AI".

reuters.com - 2026-06-24 02:07:25

Masayoshi Son wants to bring SoftBank's net asset value to $6.189 trillion in the next decade.

wsj.com - 2026-06-23 23:42:00

SoftBank Group (SOBKY) founder Masayoshi Son has pushed back against Elon Musk's idea of building data centers in space, arguing that the AI race could possibly

gurufocus.com - 2026-06-23 14:04:00

Masayoshi Son, the founder of SoftBank, has challenged the idea of space-based AI data centers. Son said this week that the potential benefits don't outweigh the costs of operating them.

businessinsider.com - 2026-06-23 13:36:56

Coowa's valuation stood at more than $3 billion after it raised more than $600 million in its latest funding round, people familiar with the matter said.

wsj.com - 2026-06-21 20:15:00

SoftBank Group (SOBKY) is facing a tougher hunt for major startup investments in Latin America as the region's venture boom continues to cool. The firm, which h

gurufocus.com - 2026-06-17 12:05:00

SoftBank Group has launched an artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity solution that it will offer to companies in Japan that support the country's critical infrastructure.

pymnts.com - 2026-06-16 11:40:08

Japan's SoftBank Group has launched a cybersecurity product designed to counter breaches enabled ​by artificial intelligence, the company said on Tuesday.

reuters.com - 2026-06-16 05:36:34

The chief financial officer of SoftBank Group's Vision Fund investing ​arm, Navneet Govil, is leaving the company after ‌a decade there, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.

reuters.com - 2026-06-15 20:39:52

SoftBank Group stock surged nearly 13% in Tokyo trading on Monday, extending one of the most closely watched AI rallies in global markets. The move reflects a deeper re-rating of Masayoshi Son's sprawling investment group, whose biggest AI bets, including Arm, OpenAI, data centres, and robotics, are now moving in the same direction.

invezz.com - 2026-06-14 23:32:46

Oracle Corporation faces structurally lower margins from its new data center and AI inference business lines. Reliance on OpenAI-related RPO is considered highly risky, as we OpenAI's value as zero. Oracle's sharply deteriorating debt trajectory poses an existential risk to the company.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-06-12 11:14:10

SoftBank Group Corp. offers unique exposure to generative AI via its significant OpenAI stake and aggressive AI infrastructure investments. SFTBY's net asset value reached a record ¥40.1T (~$260B) in the last quarter, boosted by AI-driven holdings like Arm and OpenAI. Despite recent share price weakness, the upcoming OpenAI IPO and continued AI sector growth present a compelling entry point.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-06-12 10:37:51

Concerns about the funding commitments for OpenAI have been widely circulated this year and it appears potential creditors are worried about the company's failure to hit ambitious internal growth targets

marketwatch.com - 2026-06-10 05:39:00

SoftBank Group's talks with ​potential creditors to ‌raise at least $6 billion from a ​margin loan ​backed by its OpenAI ⁠stake have ​stalled, Bloomberg News ​reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

reuters.com - 2026-06-09 21:56:57

This story is part of Forbes' coverage of Japan's Richest 2026. See the full list here.

forbes.com - 2026-06-08 18:05:44

This story is part of Forbes' coverage of Japan's Richest 2026. See the full list here.

forbes.com - 2026-06-08 18:05:34

U.S. tech-heavy Nasdaq declined more than 4.5% last week. "The tech-led rout erased approximately $1.8 trillion in S&P 500 market cap," according to a UOB note.

cnbc.com - 2026-06-07 23:24:21

SoftBank Group Corp. (SOBKY) has priced a ¥260 billion bond sale, or about $1.6 billion, with the highest coupon yet on its yen-denominated debt. The subordina

gurufocus.com - 2026-06-05 12:06:00

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said OpenAI's next model is being designed by AI in a sign of "super intelligence." Son said his previous forecast of artificial super intelligence arriving in ten years was "conservative" and he expects it will be here sooner.

cnbc.com - 2026-06-05 09:16:08

The SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBY) has greatly contributed to financing the AI revolution. To further establish its position in the AI sector, the company plans to use its stake in OpenAI as collateral to service a debt.

benzinga.com - 2026-06-04 14:25:12

This is a developing story.

forbes.com - 2026-06-04 09:41:57

Shares of SoftBank fell 10% amid a decline in other Asian tech giants. There are market concerns over the Japanese investment firm's high-risk bets on AI.

cnbc.com - 2026-06-04 01:00:36

SoftBank's concentrated AI bets are reviving concerns over its mounting debt. The company's shares have surged about 70% this year on investor enthusiasm over AI.

cnbc.com - 2026-06-03 22:47:13

Masayoshi Son said that his Tokyo-based technology conglomerate would unleash at least $52 billion of investment in French data centers.

wsj.com - 2026-06-03 20:00:00

SoftBank Group's Masayoshi Son has become the richest person in Asia amid the AI boom. Market euphoria has propelled shares of the Tokyo-listed investment giant to a record high, making it Japan's most valuable company by market capitalization on Monday, overtaking automaker Toyota Motor.

forbes.com - 2026-06-03 05:06:30

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son outlines how he uses AI on a daily basis, as he weighs in on super-intelligence.

youtube.com - 2026-06-02 08:41:17

Marley Kayden explains why crude oil is climbing again as renewed Middle East tensions support prices. Sam Vadas breaks down the rally in SoftBank shares fueled by AI and OpenAI investment optimism.

youtube.com - 2026-06-01 18:00:32