TOKYO, Aug 6 : SoftBank Group posted a smaller-than-expected 18 per cent drop in first-quarter profit on Thursday, buoyed by a gain on its stake in chipmaker Intel, even as it recorded no valuation gain from its holdings in ChatGPT developer OpenAI.The investment and technology conglomerate booked record net

TOKYO, Aug 4 : Technology investor SoftBank Group reports first-quarter earnings on Thursday, with analysts focused on how it will fund its ongoing investment in OpenAI and the…

SoftBank faces its Q1 FY2026 earnings with $30B in obligations due, a 50% share price drop, and $60B committed to OpenAI under investor scrutiny.

SoftBank announced record net profit in the year ended March 2026, but its share price has dropped by almost half since the start of June, and the cost to insure its debt against…

Cheaper Chinese models add to concerns over massive OpenAI investment

SoftBank reported an 18% decline in first-quarter net profit, though earnings exceeded expectations as strong gains from Intel and ByteDance investments offset weaker…