SoftBank junk bond sale raises stakes for CEO Son's all-in AI betSoftBank's promise to pay its highest-ever yields in a record $11 billion junk-bond offering highlights the pressure on CEO Masayoshi Son t...
14 Oct, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Global semiconductor stocks sell-off over AI boom worries pulls Asian shares lowerGlobal equities showed mixed performance, with Asian markets notably declining due to major setbacks in semiconductor stocks. A steep fall ...
13 Oct, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
Hitachi Energy, E2E Networks, Anant Raj, other AI-linked stocks slide up to 5% as global AI rout hits Indian marketsIndian AI- and energy-linked stocks decline as a global technology sell-off deepens, with South Korea’s KOSPI plunging amid intensifying co...
13 Oct, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
SoftBank invested $20 million in Alibaba in 2000. 14 years later, that tiny stake was worth more than $50 billion after its blockbuster IPOIn 2000, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son invested $20 million in Alibaba, the Chinese online marketplace founded by Jack Ma. The company had littl...
12 Oct, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
Qualcomm and Arm jury to return next week after deliberations in contract dispute caseThe five-day trial that wrapped up this week was the second in two years between the companies, highlighting the deterioration of their bus...
11 Oct, 2026, 06.18 PM IST
SoftBank seeks $100 billion from Gulf states for AISoftBank Group Corp. is in discussions to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf investors for future AI investments. Founder Masayoshi Son has...
10 Oct, 2026, 07.05 AM IST
South Korea, Japan buffeted by hacks as AI lowers bar for cybercriminalsNine South Korean banks and two mega-churches are probing cyberattacks that may have involved AI tools, while Japanese companies including ...
09 Oct, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
Global Market: Japan’s Nikkei falls as AI concerns, global bond market stress weighJapan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.06% as AI-sector concerns, elevated global borrowing costs and rising oil prices weighed on investor sentiment. W...
09 Oct, 2026, 09.11 AM IST
Global Market Today: Asian stocks drop on tech jitters, oil edges lowerThe MSCI Asia Pacific equities index edged 0.1% lower early Friday. Japan’s Nikkei fell over 1%, with Softbank Group Corp. declining more t...
09 Oct, 2026, 06.18 AM IST
Tencent mulls $5 billion bond sale to push AI ambitions: Bloomberg NewsTencent is exploring the possibility of raising as much as $5 billion through an offshore bond sale this month. This potential move comes o...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
Global Market: Japan stocks fall for second day as profit-taking, rate fears weighJapanese shares trade lower for a second straight session as investors book profits after a recent rally, while uncertainty over US rates, ...
08 Oct, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Snapdeal parent AceVector lists at 12% discountAceVector'sRs 420 crore IPOcomprised Rs 287 crore in fresh capital and a Rs 133 crore offer-for-sale (OFS) component in which investors, in...
05 Oct, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
Listed startups unlock Rs 25,000 crore for VC, PE investorsAn ET analysis of National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE block and bulk deal disclosures across 18 new-age companies shows sales by investor...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.29 AM IST
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has rare cautionary note on AI safetyIn a recent statement, Masayoshi Son underscored the critical importance of international unity in managing the safety risks associated wit...
04 Oct, 2026, 09.42 PM IST
Investors’ bets on Ola shrink as EV, ride-hailing businesses lose groundAs competition intensifies, SoftBank Group and fellow investors in Ola are grappling with a substantial reduction in their holdings' valuat...
03 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
OpenAI sacks 3 researchers over leaking 'sensitive' info, ChatGPT maker alerts over 100 organizations about rogue AI agent activityChatGPT maker has been conducting a broad review of the activities of its AI models after the accidental hacking of Hugging Face. OpenAI is...
02 Oct, 2026, 05.11 AM IST
SoftBank completes final phase of $30 billion investment in OpenAISoftBank Group said on Thursday it has completed its $30 billion investment in OpenAI as part of its commitment to the ChatGPT maker's last...
02 Oct, 2026, 12.31 AM IST