SoftBank's Son back to form with big bets and quarterly loss
Japan's SoftBank Group booked a surprise $2.4 billion quarterly loss on Wednesday, hit by a decline in the value of e-commerce platform Coupang and other tech companies held by its Vision Fund investment arm.
SoftBank Swings to a Loss Ahead of Big AI Bet With OpenAI
SoftBank Group Corp. tumbled to a loss in the December quarter, weighed down by a drop in the value of the Vision Fund’s public holdings, just as Masayoshi Son campaigns to raise $500 billion for the Stargate artificial-intelligence project.
'Not too concerned' about Softbank's surprise $2.4b loss: New Street Research
Rolf Bulk, equity research analyst at New Street Research says there is no clear catalyst for the discount between Softbank's asset value and share price narrowing, and that he needs more details about the returns on Softbank's upcoming projects in order to properly value the company.
SoftBank falls to $2.4bn loss amid plans for huge AI investments
SoftBank tumbled to a $2.4bn loss in its fiscal third quarter as the Japanese conglomerate and its founder Masayoshi Son gear up to finance one of the world’s largest-ever bets on artificial intelligence.
SoftBank books surprise loss of $2.4 billion in third quarter
By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group booked a surprising net loss of 369.2 billion yen ($2.4 billion) in the October-December quarter as valuations at its Vision Fund investment arm fell.
SoftBank reports surprise loss, bets bit on Stargate
CNBC's Deirdre Bosa joins 'Squawk on the Street' with details about SoftBank.
SoftBank brings vision and volatility to big tech bets
SoftBank’s founder Masayoshi Son is known for chasing the next big thing. Some of his big bets on tech companies, such as ...
SoftBank Opens Up on the $500 Billion Stargate AI Project—But Details Remain Sparse
Three weeks after unveiling a massive data-center project with OpenAI that could run to half a trillion dollars, global tech ...
Japan’s SoftBank reports loss weeks after announcing AI investment with U.S. President Trump
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. reported a 369.2 billion yen, or $2.4 billion, loss for the fiscal third ...
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Japan’s biggest IPO since SoftBank seeks to raise US$3 billion
The deal would exceed last year’s blockbuster share debut of subway operator Tokyo Metro, and be the largest since SoftBank’s ...
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Bears circle SoftBank as DeepSeek clouds outlook for Stargate
DeepSeek’s low-cost AI model is begging the question of whether such massive spending on Stargate is even necessary.
Goldman, SoftBank Back AI Startup Tines Valued at $1.13 Billion
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s growth equity unit led a $125 million funding round for software startup Tines Security Services ...
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OpenAI Securing $40B In New SoftBank Funding, Scouting 16 States For Stargate Projects
SoftBank's latest investment of OpenAI values the company at $260B as its data center joint venture considers sites in 16 ...
SoftBank and OpenAI set up joint company to push artificial intelligence services
Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI are stepping up their partnership in artificial intelligence, setting up ...
Google, SoftBank Back Quantum Startup QuEra in $230 Million Deal
Startup investors including Alphabet Inc.’s Google and SoftBank Group Corp. are betting that quantum computing, often thought ...
SoftBank posts surprise loss in third quarter as Vision Fund investments go into red; revenue also misses estimates
SoftBank posted a surprise net loss of 369.17 billion yen, while LSEG had estimated a profit of 298.53 billion yen The ...