SoftBank Group Corp.

The Nikkei 225 Index continued its freefall as technology companies like Softbank, Tokyo Electron, Kioxia, and Advantest plunged ahead of the upcoming big-tech earnings. It plunged by over 4%, reaching its lowest level since June 11.

invezz.com - 2026-07-19 22:47:45

SoftBank extended Asia's technology rout on Friday, sliding 9.7% by Tokyo's midday break as investors continued pulling money from the region's most crowded artificial-intelligence trades. The fall followed a brutal Thursday in Seoul, where SK Hynix tumbled 13%, Samsung Electronics lost 8.8% and the Kospi sank 6.4%.

invezz.com - 2026-07-16 23:38:44

Japanese AI-linked stocks tumbled on Friday as a fresh rout in U.S. semiconductor shares spread across Asia. The declines followed another weak session for U.S. technology stocks.

cnbc.com - 2026-07-16 21:07:37

Hyundai Motor may have just struck an incredible bargain — or maybe SoftBank is hard up for cash.

marketwatch.com - 2026-07-16 05:49:00

Hyundai Motor Group said on ​Thursday it would make U.S. ‌robotics company Boston Dynamics a wholly owned subsidiary by acquiring SoftBank ​Group's stake of around 10% — a ​move it said will help ⁠it deploy advanced robotics across ​its operations.

reuters.com - 2026-07-15 23:17:32

The development of AI will require investment of $5 trillion each year by 2040, and any talk ‌of a bubble forming around the technology is "absurd", SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday.

reuters.com - 2026-07-14 01:20:14

OpenAI originally planned to go public in late 2026, but it now looks like that won't happen until 2027. A $40 billion loan that SoftBank took out to support its OpenAI investment comes due in March 2027.

fool.com - 2026-07-12 13:27:00

SoftBank Corp and mobile payments operator PayPay are in talks ​to invest in retail giant Seven & i ‌Holdings , Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

reuters.com - 2026-07-10 05:51:02

Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas discusses SoftBank Corp.'s developments as it looks to lead the A.I. data center race on 'The Claman Countdown.

youtube.com - 2026-07-03 01:30:35

SoftBank Group stock rose on Thursday after a report said the Japanese investor had revived talks for a $10 billion loan backed by its OpenAI stake. The development gave markets another reason to bet on Masayoshi Son's artificial intelligence push.

invezz.com - 2026-07-02 02:19:07

SoftBank's LY Corp and Bain Capital have raised their bid ​for Kakaku.com again, valuing the Japanese ‌price-comparison website operator at 670 billion yen ($4.12 billion) and widening their lead over a rival ​offer from Sweden's EQT.

reuters.com - 2026-07-01 23:31:17

SoftBank Group has ​reopened talks with a consortium of ⁠lenders for a $10 billion loan backed ​by its stake in OpenAI, after earlier ​attempts to secure a loan stalled over concerns about the difficulty of valuing private companies, ​two people familiar with the matter ​said.

reuters.com - 2026-07-01 16:14:17

SoftBank Group Corp. (OTC:SFTBY) dropped Friday after Bloomberg reported citing NYT that OpenAI is planning to postpone its public offering until 2027.

benzinga.com - 2026-06-26 13:17:52

Asian technology stocks fell sharply on Friday, as SoftBank Group tumbled more than 12% and chip-heavy markets from Tokyo to Seoul came under fresh pressure. The selloff followed a fourth straight decline on the Nasdaq, where Apple sank 6.1% after announcing price increases for iPads and MacBooks to offset surging memory and storage chip costs.

invezz.com - 2026-06-25 23:47:59

SoftBank Group plunged 11%, leading a broad selloff in Asian technology stocks. The weakness also spilled into Asia's semiconductor sector.

cnbc.com - 2026-06-25 20:55:46

SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son told shareholders on Wednesday that artificial intelligence is still in its early stages and any ​talk of a bubble is "an insult to AI".

reuters.com - 2026-06-24 02:07:25

Masayoshi Son wants to bring SoftBank's net asset value to $6.189 trillion in the next decade.

wsj.com - 2026-06-23 23:42:00

Masayoshi Son, the founder of SoftBank, has challenged the idea of space-based AI data centers. Son said this week that the potential benefits don't outweigh the costs of operating them.

businessinsider.com - 2026-06-23 13:36:56

Coowa's valuation stood at more than $3 billion after it raised more than $600 million in its latest funding round, people familiar with the matter said.

wsj.com - 2026-06-21 20:15:00

Hyundai Motor Group is moving closer to full control of Boston Dynamics, with plans to buy SoftBank Group's remaining 9.65% stake in the US robotics company for $325 million, according to South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper. Hyundai's board is expected to meet on June 22 to approve the purchase, the report said, citing unnamed industry sources.

invezz.com - 2026-06-18 23:55:35

Hyundai Motor Group plans to buy SoftBank Group's remaining 9.65% ​stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 ‌million to make the U.S. robotics firm a wholly owned subsidiary, South Korea's ​Maeil Business Newspaper reported on ​Friday.

reuters.com - 2026-06-18 21:57:53

SoftBank Group has launched an artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity solution that it will offer to companies in Japan that support the country's critical infrastructure.

pymnts.com - 2026-06-16 11:40:08

Japan's SoftBank Group has launched a cybersecurity product designed to counter breaches enabled ​by artificial intelligence, the company said on Tuesday.

reuters.com - 2026-06-16 05:36:34

The chief financial officer of SoftBank Group's Vision Fund investing ​arm, Navneet Govil, is leaving the company after ‌a decade there, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.

reuters.com - 2026-06-15 20:39:52

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.

invezz.com - 2026-06-14 23:32:46

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.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-06-12 11:14:10

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.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-06-12 10:37:51

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

marketwatch.com - 2026-06-10 05:39:00

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.

reuters.com - 2026-06-09 21:56:57

This story is part of Forbes' coverage of Japan's Richest 2026. See the full list here.

forbes.com - 2026-06-08 18:05:44

This story is part of Forbes' coverage of Japan's Richest 2026. See the full list here.

forbes.com - 2026-06-08 18:05:34

Is something seriously wrong with the automation expert, or is this a market overreaction and an opportunity to buy?

fool.com - 2026-06-08 07:44:23

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.

cnbc.com - 2026-06-07 23:24:21

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said OpenAI's next model is being designed by AI in a sign of "super intelligence." Son said his previous forecast of artificial super intelligence arriving in ten years was "conservative" and he expects it will be here sooner.

cnbc.com - 2026-06-05 09:16:08

This is a developing story.

forbes.com - 2026-06-04 09:41:57

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.

cnbc.com - 2026-06-04 01:00:36

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.

cnbc.com - 2026-06-03 22:47:13

Masayoshi Son said that his Tokyo-based technology conglomerate would unleash at least $52 billion of investment in French data centers.

wsj.com - 2026-06-03 20:00:00

SoftBank Group's Masayoshi Son has become the richest person in Asia amid the AI boom. Market euphoria has propelled shares of the Tokyo-listed investment giant to a record high, making it Japan's most valuable company by market capitalization on Monday, overtaking automaker Toyota Motor.

forbes.com - 2026-06-03 05:06:30

Marley Kayden explains why crude oil is climbing again as renewed Middle East tensions support prices. Sam Vadas breaks down the rally in SoftBank shares fueled by AI and OpenAI investment optimism.

youtube.com - 2026-06-01 18:00:32

In an exclusive interview with CNBC, Masayoshi Son, the founder and CEO of SoftBank Group, discusses the "tremendous" opportunities in AI, and his view that any market correction would be "the best investment opportunity time." He speaks with CNBC's Arjun Kharpal in Paris.

youtube.com - 2026-06-01 07:27:25

AI revolution is '50x bigger' than the dotcom boom: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to CNBC

cnbc.com - 2026-06-01 06:35:41

We are live in Paris where Japan's Softbank has pledged up to €75bn for Europe's largest A.I. data centre project.

youtube.com - 2026-06-01 04:16:41

Softbank has announced plans to invest €75 billion in France, as the Japanese conglomerate looks to build out five gigawatts of AI data centre capacity in the country. CNBC's Arjun's Kharpal reports.

youtube.com - 2026-06-01 02:53:51

Japan's Nikkei 225 rose above 67,000 for the first time on Monday, as a surge in SoftBank Group turned the technology investor into the country's most valuable listed company and underlined the growing force of the artificial intelligence trade in Tokyo. The blue-chip gauge climbed as much as 1.4% to an intraday record of 67,231.28 before ending the midday session at 67,038.24, up 1.1%.

invezz.com - 2026-06-01 00:24:55

Japan's Softbank is planning to invest 45 billion euros ($53 billion) over five years to build AI infrastructure in France in the first phase of its push. The commitment is part of a 75-billion-euro ($87 billion) program by Softbank to build AI data centers in France

cnbc.com - 2026-05-31 08:09:54

SoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend up to €75 billion (around $87 billion) to expand data center capacity in France.

techcrunch.com - 2026-05-30 17:45:00

SoftBank is promising to spend at least $52 billion on building a network of massive data centers in France, helping advance Europe's goal of tech independence with what would be the continent's largest AI infrastructure project.

wsj.com - 2026-05-30 17:02:00

Japan's SoftBank Group will invest €45 billion over the next five years in a push ​to build up artificial intelligence infrastructure in France, ‌founder Masayoshi Son told the paper La Tribune Dimanche in an interview published on Saturday.

reuters.com - 2026-05-30 15:02:10

This is a breaking news story. Full coverage will be available soon.

reuters.com - 2026-05-26 15:07:08