Global Markets | Japan's Nikkei falls from record as inflation, interest rate concerns mountTech shares helped Wall Street indexes notch record closing levels overnight, and gains by Japanese companies linked to the artificial inte...
14 May, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
SoftBank profit more than triples to $12 billion on OpenAI stake gainsTechnology investor SoftBank Group reported a net profit of 1.9 trillion yen ($12.05 billion) for the January-March quarter, a significant ...
13 May, 2026, 03.23 PM IST
Global Markets | Japan's Nikkei rises on tech rally, stronger yen lifts JGBsJapan's Nikkei share average edged higher on Friday, helped by gains in a small group of technology stocks, while the yen's rally helped go...
01 May, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
US stocks today: Oracle, CoreWeave lead AI selloff on OpenAI growth concernsShares of AI companies fell on Tuesday. OpenAI reportedly missed user and revenue goals. This has sparked worries about its ability to fund...
28 Apr, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
Global Markets | Nikkei closes off record high, JGBs wobble on BOJ's hawkish holdJapan's Nikkei share average slipped from a record high, government bonds swung and the yen rallied on Tuesday, after the central bank stru...
28 Apr, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
SoftBank lenders ask more banks to join $40 billion OpenAI loanSoftBank is seeking additional banks to join a $40 billion loan backing its OpenAI investment, a significant test of investor confidence in...
15 Apr, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
SoftBank to raise $4.1 billion in retail bond issuanceIt is SoftBank's largest ever bond issuance and the proceeds will be used to redeem existing bonds and to cover a portion of the outstandin...
07 Apr, 2025, 03.21 PM IST
SoftBank slows new investments due to crash in its holdings of tech firmsSoftBank is going through a tough time due to a crash in holdings of tech firms, the Russia-Ukraine war and China's regulatory crackdown an...
31 Mar, 2022, 09.16 PM IST
Record bond sale from SoftBank to test demand after risks surgedBillionaire Masayoshi Son’s technology conglomerate is marketing 550 billion yen ($4.8 billion) of seven-year subordinated notes, and the p...
07 Jan, 2022, 10.47 AM IST
SoftBank plans $3.7 billion bond sale after record profitMasayoshi Son’s technology investment giant has seen a sharp upturn in fortunes over the past twelve months
19 May, 2021, 02.42 PM IST
After 133% rally, has SoftBank's Son pulled off yet another escape from the abyss?SoftBank has benefited from a rebound in its portfolio of companies, particularly Alibaba. The e-commerce giant hit record after record thi...
13 Jul, 2020, 12.05 PM IST
SoftBank energy arm to raise $600 million via offshore bondsBonds will likely mature in five years, with the company using the proceeds for refinancing.
07 Jul, 2020, 10.43 PM IST
SoftBank to write down WeWork by $6.6 bln, compounding portfolio miserySoftBank is embroiled in a legal dispute with directors at WeWork after backing out of a $3 billion tender offer agreed when it bailed out ...
30 Apr, 2020, 01.20 PM IST
Son’s empire wobbles as credit rout hits SoftBank debt loadThe company is more vulnerable because of missteps at the Vision Fund, the $100 billion investment vehicle that Son set up to become the ne...
19 Mar, 2020, 09.20 AM IST
Goldman jumps into WeWork cleanup with debt-financing planWeWork secured a $9.5 billion rescue package from SoftBank in October, a deal that will hand 80% of the company to the Japanese conglomerat...
11 Dec, 2019, 12.01 PM IST
Gone in 146 seconds: Japan investors race to buy SoftBank bondsTokyo-based Monex started selling the bonds at 9 am on Monday and ran out at 9:02:26.
12 Sep, 2019, 11.39 AM IST
WeWork is raising funds at $35 billion value, SoftBank exec saysWeWork has raised billions of dollars in equity, including $4.4 billion last summer from SoftBank, which split the money between WeWork’s c...
14 Jun, 2018, 11.01 AM IST