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Japan's SoftBank sinks to losses as investments sour

Japanese technology company SoftBank Group has dropped into losses as the value of its investments declines

The Independent UK

The fudging is over, as monetary policy committee predicts 10.2% inflation

The fudging is over, as monetary policy committee predicts 10.2% inflation

The pound slides following gloomy forecasts and confusion within the Bank of England

The Guardian - UK

This Major Alibaba Investor Has Tripled Stock Buyback To $1.1B

This Major Alibaba Investor Has Tripled Stock Buyback To $1.1B

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) bought ¥141.4 billion ($1.1 billion) worth of shares in March, versus ¥46.2 billion of shares in February, more than tripling the size of its share buybacks. The buyback, coupled with a 7.6% jump in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's (NYSE:BABA) shares, helped SoftBank cap a monthly stock-price gain of 8.5%, a…

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SoftBank Loses Vision Fund Leader; Continues To Liquidate Portfolio

Ron Fisher looked to depart as the head of SoftBank Group Corp's (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) Vision Fund and Chair and director of SoftBank Investment Advisors U.S. on April 15, Bloomberg reports. Fisher would remain a senior advisor to SoftBank's founder and CEO, Masayoshi Son. Fisher left SoftBank's board in 2021. Fisher began working with…

SoftBank Goes Defensive On Investments Following Tech Meltdown

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) founder Masayoshi Son looked to slow down investments to raise cash amid the tech stock meltdown and China's regulatory crackdown the Financial Times reports. Rising interest rates and the Ukraine crisis have ravaged its holdings. SoftBank also suffered due to considerable holding in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) and DiDi…

Here's How Arm Looks To Speed Up Its US IPO

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF)-owned Arm Ltd, looks to transfer shares in its China joint venture to a SoftBank special purpose vehicle to speed up its U.S. IPO, the Financial Times reports. SoftBank will hold 28% of Arm China after the transfer, Bloomberg reports. Arm will hold less than 20% of Arm China and treat it…

This SoftBank-Owned Japanese Social Media Giant Is Launching An NFT Marketplace

LINE, co-owned by the Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY), is all set to launch a non fungible token (NFT) marketplace.

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SoftBank Founder Boosts Collateral To 33% Of Stock As Stock Prices Sink

SoftBank Founder Boosts Collateral To 33% Of Stock As Stock Prices Sink

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) founder Masayoshi Son has raised the collateral stock to financial institutions as its shares plunged over 2021, Bloomberg reports. Son boosted the stock pledged as collateral to ~33% of his stake or 153.3 million shares in SoftBank as its shares sank 60% from their peak last year.…

City comment: Rishi Sunak must twist Masayoshi Son’s ARM to get chip designer back on London Stock Exchange

City comment: Rishi Sunak must twist Masayoshi Son’s ARM to get chip designer back on London Stock Exchange

ARM Holdings, we are told, is going to New York.

Evening Standard

SoftBank-Owned Arm Faces China Roadblock After Nvidia

SoftBank-Owned Arm Faces China Roadblock After Nvidia

SoftBank Group Corp's (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) U.K. chip designer Arm Ltd's escalating battle at its renegade China unit has jeopardized its IPO ambitions, the Financial Times reports. The joint venture head, Allen Wu, has launched a third legal case against Arm China through one of his shareholder companies. Wu's latest case aims to get reappointed…

SoftBank Looks To List Arm In US, Ditching Its Home Market

SoftBank Looks To List Arm In US, Ditching Its Home Market

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) CEO Masayoshi Son looks to list British chip designer Arm Ltd in the U.S., shunning its home market, CNBC reports. Son aims for a "big IPO" and looks to publicly list Arm on the tech-focused Nasdaq stock market within the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. Roughly…

Executive overseeing investments leaves Japan's SoftBank

Executive overseeing investments leaves Japan's SoftBank

Marcelo Claure, who joined SoftBank Group after turning around one of its key investments, office-sharing business WeWork, is leaving

The Independent UK

SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure exits, reportedly over pay

SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure exits, reportedly over pay

The latest blow follows a string of high-profile departures at the technology investor.

Why Are SoftBank Shares Trading Lower Today?

Why Are SoftBank Shares Trading Lower Today?

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBF) (OTC:SFTBY) COO Marcelo Claure is in advanced negotiations to depart after clashing with founder Masayoshi Son over his compensation and responsibilities, Bloomberg reports. Claure agreed to sell a majority stake in his cellphone distributor to SoftBank in 2013, becoming one of Son’s top lieutenants and a billionaire in…

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