Gautam Adani becomes Asia's richest person again; overtakes Mukesh Ambani, Softbank's Masayoshi SonGautam Adani has regained the title of Asia’s richest person after a rally in Adani Group stocks lifted his net worth to $89.2 billion. The...
06 Jun, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
AI fever spreads, but are markets masking economic cracks?Investors are pouring money into Artificial Intelligence, even as economic worries grow. SpaceX's massive IPO signals strong AI interest. C...
05 Jun, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
How Larry Ellison, Masayoshi Son, Michael Saylor AI crypto billionaires reshaping legacy wealth in 2026 markets shift?Oracle’s AI cloud surge, SoftBank’s OpenAI-backed rebound, and MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin strategy reflect a new billionaire era. Over $1 tril...
05 Jun, 2026, 03.40 AM IST
PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality checkIndia is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation fa...
03 Jun, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
SpaceX IPO 2026: $1.5T valuation— will history’s biggest listing reward investors or repeat past mega-IPO disappointments? Here’s how they performedThe SpaceX IPO could become the biggest IPO in history, targeting a massive $2 trillion valuation and a $75 billion raise. That number alon...
17 Apr, 2026, 01.04 AM IST
InMobi founders buy back $250 million stake from SoftBank; company valued at around $1 billionSoftBank which had invested around $200-220 million in the company is expected to get $250 million via this deal, people in the know said. ...
04 Dec, 2025, 09.40 PM IST
SoftBank shares surge to record high after optimism for AI prospects boosted Q1 earningsSoftBank shares jumped over 13% to a record high after first-quarter profits beat expectations. Investors welcomed its AI investments, incl...
08 Aug, 2025, 03.25 PM IST
SoftBank shares surge to record after optimism for AI prospects boosted Q1 earningsSoftBank Group's shares surged to a record high, jumping over 13% following a first-quarter profit that exceeded expectations, fueled by in...
08 Aug, 2025, 08.39 AM IST
SoftBank poised to invest $40 billion in OpenAI, valuing AI giant at $260 billion; how will it fuel Trump’s 'Stargate' initiative and the future of AI?SoftBank is preparing to invest $40 billion in OpenAI, valuing the artificial intelligence company at $260 billion, according to sources. T...
07 Feb, 2025, 10.55 PM IST
Goldman Sachs poised to lead US IPO of SoftBank's ArmThe IPO preparations come after SoftBank's deal to sell Arm to Nvidia Corp for $40 billion collapsed last month because of objections from ...
25 Mar, 2022, 10.16 AM IST
Goldman Sachs poised to lead US IPO of SoftBank's ArmSoftBank took Arm, whose technology powers Apple's iPhone and nearly all other smartphones, private in 2016 for $32 billion.
25 Mar, 2022, 06.54 AM IST
SoftBank CEO defends Vision Fund chief Rajeev Misra, after losses, controversyThe Vision Fund lost almost $18 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, as it wrote down the value of investments in WeWork and Uber Tec...
26 Jun, 2020, 08.57 AM IST
SoftBank doubles Vision Fund chief, Rajeev Misra's, pay despite record lossThe pay hike for Rajeev Misra comes at a time when the Vision Fund is planning deep cuts in staffing.
30 May, 2020, 05.30 PM IST
SoftBank hands new roles to two Vision Fund managing partnersThe executive reshuffle signals a heightened focus on SoftBank’s senior ranks in a period of turbulence for the Japanese conglomerate.
30 May, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
Uber-SoftBank deal ensures limits on Kalanick’s powerVenture capital firm Benchmark, which led Kalanick’s ouster in June, has sought a guarantee in writing from SoftBank that it would reject r...
29 Sep, 2017, 08.44 AM IST
SoftBank's Sama may stay off $100bn fundSVF was conceived by the Japanese group's founder Masayoshi Son last year, and is unlikely to figure Sama on its investment committee, whic...
24 May, 2017, 09.21 AM 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