SoftBank Group is in talks to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a private equity firm that invests in assets such as data centers, as it seeks to take advantage of an AI-driven boom in digital infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/06/companies/softbank-data-centers-digitalbridge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #tech #ai #acquisitions

SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son said he wouldn’t have sold off Nvidia shares if his company had unlimited money to bankroll its next investments in artificial intelligence, which include a big bet on OpenAI. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/02/companies/softbank-nvidia-stake-sale-son/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #masayoshison #nvidia #ai #softbank #openai #saudiarabia

Growing unease over frothy artificial intelligence valuations is weighing on shares of SoftBank Group, which traders increasingly view as a proxy for privately held OpenAI. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/26/companies/softbank-shares-slide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #stocks #ai #chipmakers #investments

SoftBank Group will raise about ¥500 billion from retail investors at a coupon of 3.98% — the highest on a yen-denominated senior bond from the company in more than 15 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/26/companies/softbank-bonds-retail-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #bonds #stocks #investments #ai

Japanese and South Korean tech stocks plummeted on Friday, with tech investor SoftBank plunging more than 10% as fears over an AI bubble weighed on the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/21/markets/tech-stocks-ai-fear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ai #southkorea #tech #softbank #us #nvidia #openai #chipmakers

SoftBank priced ¥46 billion in bonds on Friday, bringing its already record issuance this year to around ¥400 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/21/companies/softbank-bonds-record-issuance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #bonds

Japanese and South Korean tech stocks plummeted on Friday, with tech investor SoftBank plunging more than 10% as fears over an AI bubble weighed on the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/21/markets/tech-stocks-ai-fear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ai #southkorea #tech #softbank #us #nvidia #openai #chipmakers

JR East is retiring the iconic Suica penguin as part of a rebranding effort to transform its transit card system into a modern fintech platform, aiming to compete with QR code-based payment services like PayPay. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/16/japan/suica-icon-to-retire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #suica #penguin #jreast #softbank #paypay

SoftBank sold its entire stake in Nvidia, pocketing $5.8 billion ahead of a rash of planned investments by founder Masayoshi Son to build his own sphere of influence supporting artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/11/companies/softbank-nvidia-stake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #ai #nvidia

Japan’s largest tech fund says AI stocks are not in a bubble and have room to rise further. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/07/companies/ai-bubble-stage-tech-fund/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ai #nomura #chipmakers #softbank

SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry’s largest-ever deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/companies/softbank-marvell-takeover/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #marvelltechnology #us #ai #chipmakers #acquisitions

SoftBank is relying on costly hybrid bonds to fund its $30 billion OpenAI investment, amid rising debt, cash flow issues and AI competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/26/japan/softbanks-openai-ambitions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #softbank #openai #artificialintelligence #bonds #masayoshisons

SoftBank Group is returning to the overseas bond market for the second time this year amid an aggressive fundraising push for artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/22/companies/softbank-overseas-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #investments #bonds #ai

Rakuten Group priced a local bond at the year’s highest coupon of 4.691%, giving Japan’s credit market its clearest sign yet of how rising rates are impacting corporate borrowing costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/17/companies/rakuten-bond-highest-coupon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rakuten #bonds #softbank #daiwa

SoftBank Group’s digital payment provider PayPay has taken a 40% stake in Binance’s Japan unit, seeking to capitalize on the country’s booming crypto market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/companies/softbank-paypay-invests-in-binance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #paypay #binance #investments #cryptocurrencies

SoftBank Group agreed to acquire ABB’s industrial robots unit at an enterprise value of almost $5.4 billion, reflecting Masayoshi Son’s growing bets on artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/softbank-buys-abb-robotics-unit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #abb #robots #acquisitions

PayPay will make its international debut in South Korea as early as later this month, with the service to be available in any stores or restaurants that accept payments on Zero Pay or China’s Alipay Plus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/companies/softbank-paypay-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #paypay #softbank #cashless #southkorea #apps

SoftBank Group’s swelling weight in Japan’s equity benchmark is pushing even its skeptics to buy the stock, with bets on artificial intelligence fueling a 146% surge in it since the fiscal year began. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/22/markets/softbank-stocks-heavy-weight/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #softbank #stocks #topix #tech #masayoshison

Japanese telecommunications companies are gradually moving to raise rates amid swelling costs for personnel and other expenses, marking a shift from the government-led price-cutting trend that began in 2020. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/18/companies/japan-telecom-carriers-rates-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nttdocomo #kddi #softbank #rakuten #telecoms

SoftBank is buying about 2% of Intel for $2 billion after an earlier pledge by the CEO to invest a total of $100 billion in the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/19/companies/softbank-intel-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #us #softbank #investments #masayoshison #donaldtrump #ai #usjapanrelations #tech #stargate #intel #manufacturing #chipmakers