Japan's Nikkei slips a second day as AI, chemical shares give up gainsJapan's Nikkei share average fell for a second day, impacted by profit-taking in AI stocks and escalating trade tensions with China. The Ni...
08 Jan, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
SoftBank builds Nvidia, TSMC stakes under Masayoshi Sonâs focus on AI gearAt the heart of SoftBank’s AI ambitions is chip designer Arm Holdings Plc. Son is gradually building a portfolio around the Cambridge, UK-b...
05 Aug, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
SoftBank's Ampere deal to face in-depth review by FTC: Bloomberg NewsThe US Federal Trade Commission has launched a deeper investigation into SoftBank's acquisition of semiconductor designer Ampere Computing,...
02 Jul, 2025, 07.07 AM IST
SoftBank sues social app IRL for fraud, seeks $150 million in damagesAdditionally, IRL reported strong user engagement and retention metrics, which showed that nearly 30 per cent of its MAUs were using the pl...
07 Aug, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
Rajeev Misra steps back at SoftBank; ED flags China-backed âpredatory lendersâA key lieutenant of Son, Rajeev Misra, will retain a senior position at the first Vision Fund but step down from other roles as he looks to...
07 Jul, 2022, 07.12 PM IST
SoftBank, biggest investor in Didi, sinks after China blocks appThe investigations have dealt another blow to the shares of Masayoshi Son's tech and investing conglomerate
05 Jul, 2021, 02.16 PM IST
ED raids multiple locations in Kashmir in J&K Bank money laundering caseED said it raided Mohd Ibrahim Dar, Murtaza Enterprises, Azad Agro Traders, M & M Cottage Industries and Mohd Sultan Teli who are "involved...
21 Nov, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
SoftBank builds $1.2 bn Amazon stake; invests in Netflix, TeslaChief Executive Masayoshi Son last week announced a new investment management subsidiary that would park excess cash from a massive asset s...
17 Aug, 2020, 10.37 PM IST
SoftBankâs nuclear option puts the 'you' back in to WeWorkWithout purchasing that stake, SoftBank would be left sharing control with the same executive team and investors who oversaw WeWork’s early...
19 Mar, 2020, 09.06 AM IST
Supreme Court stays Mack Soft insolvency; ED probes money launderingQuinn group, through IBRC, contested the majority ownership of Mecon FZE in Mack Soft Tech before certain Indian civil courts, where the ca...
21 Sep, 2018, 07.42 AM IST
SoftBank elevates Vision Fund CEO Rajeev Misra to executive VPThis potentially places the veteran banker among those in line to succeed the Tokyo-based company’s founder Masayoshi Son.
04 Jun, 2018, 03.05 PM IST
SoftBank probes smear campaign against Nikesh AroraThe committee, comprising directors on the board of the group, will examine the allegations, including those against former SoftBank presid...
27 Mar, 2018, 01.15 PM IST
ED yet to initiate probe against SoftBank and executivesIn the face of repeated denial by the company, the economic intelligence agency still into possible foreign direct investment violations by...
20 May, 2017, 12.44 AM IST
Great Indian startups some way off, will continue to support those with which I was involved: Softbank's Nikesh AroraArora, who helped back Indian startups with over $1 bn in SoftBank capital in less than a year, believes that founders need to focus on exe...
23 Jun, 2016, 03.10 AM IST
SoftBank's probe gives clean chit to Nikesh Arora; I trust him: Masayoshi SonThe letter called on the board to dismiss Nikesh Arora, questioning his track record and qualifications as President and heir apparent to M...
21 Jun, 2016, 04.04 AM IST
SoftBank's Nikesh Arora gets $73 million pay package for 2016As per a proxy issued by SoftBank today, Arora's compensation includes $14.2 million (1.56 billion) paid by other SoftBank units.
26 May, 2016, 02.21 PM IST
SoftBank investors call for internal probe of Nikesh AroraThe request came in a letter to SoftBank’s board dated January 20 from the American law firm Boies Schiller & Flexner and signed by Matthew...
22 Apr, 2016, 04.43 AM IST