SoftBank
Gambling man: The wild ride of Japan’s Masayoshi Son
Former Financial Times editor Lionel Barber tells the story of a maverick investor, without sparing his dark side
SoftBank chief rues selling Nvidia stake and missing out on $150bn
Masayoshi Son calls the 2019 sale of stake in chip maker ‘the fish that got away’
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SoftBank’s $118bn Arm problem
Its stake in chip firm Arm is now worth much more than it is — in theory, at least
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SoftBank posts $6.2bn loss after WeWork bankruptcy
Japanese investor holds a majority stake in the office leasing company
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SoftBank dumps Alibaba shares, swinging into profit
Share sale more than offsets losses at SoftBank’s Vision funds
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FTX crisis bruises BlackRock, VanEck: ‘Crypto industry will need to work twice as hard to rebuild bridges’
Crypto bosses say crisis shows industry 'still has some growing up to do'
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SoftBank’s record losses should spur a vision check
The tech investor is sounding an apologetic note after huge losses last quarter. But investors have been here before. A more fundamental realignment is needed.
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SoftBank set for $34bn gains by reducing Alibaba stake
Japanese tech investor has been reducing its ties to the Chinese e-commerce company and using holdings to raise cash
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SoftBank mulls launch of a third Vision Fund
Despite massive losses, Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son has tried to chart a new path for the tech investment giant
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