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SoftBank stock surges 13%: 4 reasons behind its unstoppable run
SoftBank Group stock surged nearly 13% in Tokyo trading on Monday, extending one of the most closely watched AI rallies in global markets. The move reflects a deeper re-rating of Masayoshi Son's sprawling investment group, whose biggest AI bets, including Arm, OpenAI, data centres, and robotics, are now moving in the same direction.
SoftBank's Margin Loan Failure Shows Oracle's True Prospects
Oracle Corporation faces structurally lower margins from its new data center and AI inference business lines. Reliance on OpenAI-related RPO is considered highly risky, as we OpenAI's value as zero. Oracle's sharply deteriorating debt trajectory poses an existential risk to the company.
SoftBank: Get In Before The OpenAI IPO
SoftBank Group Corp. offers unique exposure to generative AI via its significant OpenAI stake and aggressive AI infrastructure investments. SFTBY's net asset value reached a record ¥40.1T (~$260B) in the last quarter, boosted by AI-driven holdings like Arm and OpenAI. Despite recent share price weakness, the upcoming OpenAI IPO and continued AI sector growth present a compelling entry point.
Here's why shares in SoftBank, no longer Japan's most valuable, have fallen by a fifth in the last week
Concerns about the funding commitments for OpenAI have been widely circulated this year and it appears potential creditors are worried about the company's failure to hit ambitious internal growth targets
SoftBank's attempt to get $6 billion OpenAI margin loan stalls, Bloomberg News reports
SoftBank Group's talks with potential creditors to raise at least $6 billion from a margin loan backed by its OpenAI stake have stalled, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
Japan's 50 Richest 2026: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Reclaims Top Spot As Country's Richest Person Amid AI Boom
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Behind SoftBank's Multi-Billion Dollar Bet On OpenAI
This story is part of Forbes' coverage of Japan's Richest 2026. See the full list here.
Asia tech stocks extend sell-off with SoftBank down over 7% as investors sour on AI-linked names
U.S. tech-heavy Nasdaq declined more than 4.5% last week. "The tech-led rout erased approximately $1.8 trillion in S&P 500 market cap," according to a UOB note.
Masayoshi Son's Net Worth Down $13 Billion As SoftBank Shares Slide—Loses Asia's Richest Title To Ambani
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SoftBank's shares are down 10% amid broader tech sell-off
Shares of SoftBank fell 10% amid a decline in other Asian tech giants. There are market concerns over the Japanese investment firm's high-risk bets on AI.
SoftBank's OpenAI bet and rising debt are raising liquidity crunch concerns
SoftBank's concentrated AI bets are reviving concerns over its mounting debt. The company's shares have surged about 70% this year on investor enthusiasm over AI.
SoftBank CEO's Bad Bets Left Him in Despair. An AI Spree Has Him Back on Top.
Masayoshi Son said that his Tokyo-based technology conglomerate would unleash at least $52 billion of investment in French data centers.
