One strange twist in the current obsession with artificial intelligence is the trauma afflicting one of AI’s biggest fans—SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. In 2017, Son launched the world’s largest-ever ven...
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Tesla Stock Takes Hit From Nvidia’s Warning About Business With China
Text size Production at Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory could face another supply problem in coming months. Xiaolu Chu/Getty Images Nvidia ’s new chip problem can impact shares of some chip custome...
GM Reinstates Dividend. Ford’s Yield Is Higher.
Text size GM stock was rising after the auto maker said it was reinstating its dividend. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images American automotive giant General Motors is returning capital to shareholders again—...
WeWork’s Adam Neumann secures millions in funding for his new company Flow
Adam Neumann is back. The billionaire businessman who founded office-sharing company WeWork Inc. WE, -4.70% is back with another company called Flow, a residential real estate company attempting to ad...
The SoftBank Experiment Has Failed. Time to Go Private?
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son on $24 billion of new losses: “I am quite embarrassed and remorseful.” Str/Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images Text size The stock market can be a humbling place—just ask Masayoshi ...
‘I must humbly and honestly acknowledge that things are really bad’ — SoftBank CEO on $23 billion loss.
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group posted a $23.4 billion loss in the April-June quarter as the value of its investments sank amid global worries about inflation and interest rate...
SoftBank Is Ready to Slash Its Massive Stake in Alibaba. Here’s Why.
Text size SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son was a major early investor in Alibaba. Koki Nagahama/Getty Images SoftBank is positioned to sharply sell down its stake in Chinese tech giant Alibaba through a...