SoftBank stock rebounded on Wednesday after an 8.5% plunge a day earlier, as investors returned to one of Asia's biggest artificial intelligence bets. The stock rose 2.2% in Tokyo after falling to 5,310 yen on Tuesday.
Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and SoftBank plunged on Tuesday as investors worried about rising Chinese competition. Weakening confidence in AI returns and higher financing costs added to the pressure.
Asian technology stocks tumbled Tuesday as a sell-off in U.S. semiconductor shares spilled into regional markets. In this article SKHY
SoftBank Group is seeking to raise as much as $100 billion from Gulf investors to finance a new wave of artificial intelligence investments, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Founder Masayoshi Son has held preliminary discussions in recent weeks with senior figures, including in the United Arab Emirates, about the potential fundraising, which would support a fund to acquire companies and improve their operations using AI and advanced technologies.
SoftBank stock reversed sharply on Friday, wiping out the previous session's gain as investors shifted from celebrating its expanding OpenAI stake to questioning the cost and concentration behind that bet. The stock closed Thursday at ¥6,701, up 4.21%, before falling to about ¥6,324 on Friday, down 5.63%.
SoftBank issued $11.1 billion in dollar- and euro-denominated bonds. The proceeds will help fund a $10 billion payment for the final tranche of its $30 billion follow-on investment in OpenAI.
SoftBank Group is returning to debt markets to finance its expanding bet on OpenAI, launching more than $11 billion of bonds as founder Masayoshi Son pushes deeper into artificial intelligence. The Japanese investment group plans to sell $10 billion of dollar notes alongside €1 billion of euro debt, with most proceeds earmarked for a third $10 billion follow-on payment to OpenAI.
Grab has agreed to buy a 60% stake in Atome Financial for $1.49 billion in cash.
SoftBank stock jumped 5% on Wednesday, extending its September rally even as the yen strengthened towards its highest level in nearly seven months. The stock traded at ¥6,884 around 10:15 JST, up from ¥5,001 on September 3, a gain of almost 38%.
Marc Ganzi has spent three decades building digital infrastructure into an institutional asset class.
SB Energy, a data center and power infrastructure developer backed by SoftBank , revealed the paperwork for its U.S. initial public offering on Tuesday.
SB Energy's agreement deepens its financial ties with the artificial-intelligence company in an effort to build out projects.