SoftBank’s Heavy Weight Forces Skeptical Stock Investors to Buy

SoftBank Group Corp.’s swelling weight in Japan’s equity benchmark is pushing even its skeptics to buy the stock.

SoftBank Vision Fund to Lay off 20% of Employees in Shift to Bold AI Bets, Source and Memo Say

(Reuters) - SoftBank Group will lay off nearly 20% of its Vision Fund team globally as it shifts resources to founder ...

SoftBank Rockets 10% On Tokyo Exchange As Oracle's $455 Billion AI Stargate Deals Spark Investor Frenzy

SoftBank Group Corp shares jumped 9.98% on Thursday's Tokyo trading session, building on massive year-to-date gains of 93.90%.

SoftBank Vision Fund Mulls 20% Job Cuts After Son’s Pivot to AI

SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund is considering cutting as much as 20% of its staff, a person familiar with the matter said ...

SoftBank Shares on Track for Record Close After Oracle's AI Contract Wins

SoftBank is one of the largest backers of Stargate, a joint venture to build AI infrastructure for OpenAI in the U.S. Oracle and Abu Dhabi-based MGX are also equity partners in the project that could ...

SoftBank Vision Fund to lay off 20% of employees in shift to bold AI bets: Source, memo

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SoftBank Group’s Rating Raised by Moody’s on Debt Reduction

Moody’s Ratings raised SoftBank Group Corp.’s senior unsecured rating to Ba2 from Ba3 due to an improved financial situation.
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SoftBank slashes subsidiaries 23%, homing in on AI

TOKYO -- SoftBank Group pared its subsidiaries by nearly a quarter last fiscal year, dropping businesses that lack synergy with its narrowing focus on artificial intelligence infrastructure.