SoftBank earnings put Arm IPO plans, startup valuations in focusValuations of Vision Fund investments are challenging to estimate due to the high proportion of unlisted companies in the portfolio, making...
10 May, 2023, 11.17 AM IST
Masayoshi Son's SoftBank plans to sell majority of its stake in AlibabaSoftBank Group is looking to shed a majority of its position in Alibaba, after having sold $7bn in the Chinese tech giant this year using p...
13 Apr, 2023, 11.46 PM IST
SoftBank to sell nearly all its stake in Alibaba: ReportShares in Alibaba, one of the most valuable assets in SoftBank's portfolio, tumbled as much as 5.1% in Hong Kong following the report befor...
13 Apr, 2023, 08.41 AM IST
Japan's SoftBank books hefty Vision Fund loss but returns to quarterly profitInvestment losses at the Japanese tech firm's flagship Vision Fund unit totalled 1.38 trillion yen ($9.75 billion) in the three months to S...
11 Nov, 2022, 12.30 PM IST
Tiger Global nearly halves Zomato stake; key takeaways from Premiere of ET Soonicorns SummitA day after Uber sold its entire 7.8% stake in Zomato for a reported $392 million comes news that another in the food delivery company has ...
07 Sep, 2022, 12.59 PM IST
SoftBank to gain $34 billion from cutting Alibaba stakeSoftBank will reduce its stake in Alibaba to 14.6% from 23.7% by settling prepaid forward contracts. Alibaba's U.S.-listed shares were down...
10 Aug, 2022, 07.03 PM IST
SoftBank steps up asset sales from sinking portfolioSoftbank's Vision Fund exited a swathe of assets in the April-June quarter - including ride hailer Uber Technologies.
09 Aug, 2022, 05.57 PM IST
SoftBank raises $22 billion by selling Alibaba derivativesSoftBank has this year executed the sale of about a third of its Alibaba stake through these contracts, a type of derivatives that allows t...
04 Aug, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
Study abroad: 4 ways to safeguard your foreign education budget from falling rupeeStudents can hedge the currency fall by carefully considering various options and choosing the right instrument considering their budget co...
22 Jul, 2022, 10.25 AM IST
It is the politics that is short-circuitedThe current outstanding dues of the distribution companies (discoms) have risen to over ₹1.13 lakh crore, in the backdrop of yet more promi...
08 Dec, 2021, 11.19 PM IST
How to issue bill of lading and why it is important in exportsA BOL contains information such as details of the shipping line, the pick-up date, name of the vessel used for transport, details of the go...
08 Dec, 2021, 12.27 PM IST
Spotlight on RBI: Why & how it needs to build P2P lending business in IndiaWhat the RBI needs to do is appoint monitors that are trusted by users, have clear laws about what's acceptable and what's not and lay down...
03 Oct, 2018, 03.46 PM IST
Vodafone Group CEO downplays concerns about subscriber market share lossColao said, “You would have to believe that if you were Bharti, right? We have been planning for this for a long time. We had planned as we...
03 Feb, 2018, 12.15 AM IST
This RBI-certified mobile wallet lets you prepay for liquor onlineSince law dictates that alcohol cannot be bought or sold on digital channels, HipBar has created an e-wallet that facilitates offline payme...
20 Apr, 2017, 01.55 PM IST
Top five factors why Chinese markets have plunged nearly 7%Trading was suspended on Shanghai & Shenzhen indices after shares dived in response to waek PMI manufacturing data.
04 Jan, 2016, 12.23 PM IST
- Mind the gap: Rural telephony target of 500 m a miss
Telecom operators may be banking big time on the untapped rural markets for the next wave of growth, but the number of connections in hinte...
12 May, 2007, 03.07 AM IST
- Zune debut on Nov 14 @$250
Indian customers may have to wait longer, perhaps until Christmas to lay hands upon Zune.
29 Sep, 2006, 02.15 PM IST