SoftBank Group Corp. (9984.T) Latest Company News

Sep 4, 2026, 04:58 UTC
NEC unveiled a facial recognition payment service at SoftBank's Takeshiba headquarters employee cafeteria in Tokyo's Minato ward, in collaboration with SB Payment Service and SB C&S.
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- nikkei.com
Sep 4, 2026, 03:28 UTC
Japan's Nikkei rose more than 1%, with SoftBank Group surging over 10%.
Source:
- investing.com
- hellenicshippingnews.com
Sep 4, 2026, 00:41 UTC
SoftBank Group Corp. priced a ¥1 trillion ($6.3 billion) retail bond with a coupon of 4.75%.
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Sep 3, 2026, 04:00 UTC
A 1.7% stake in Meesho Ltd worth Rs 1,650.4 crore changed hands via a block deal on September 3, 2026, with SoftBank's investment vehicle SVF II Meerkat DE likely the seller.
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Sep 2, 2026, 20:00 UTC
NTT Docomo, KDDI, and SoftBank reported consolidated results for April-June 2026, all showing revenue and profit increases, with KDDI's operating profit up 21.1% year-on-year.
Source:
- nikkei.com
Sep 2, 2026, 04:08 UTC
LINE Yahoo and SoftBank launched an online smartphone trade-in service called Yahoo! Smartphone Buyback on September 2, 2026.
Source:
- nikkei.com
Sep 2, 2026, 00:53 UTC
SB Energy, an AI data center company backed by SoftBank, OpenAI, and Nvidia, filed an IPO application with the U.S. SEC, aiming to raise up to $7 billion.
Source:
- aastocks.com
Sep 2, 2026, 00:03 UTC
On September 2, 2026, at 9:03 AM, 57 stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange showed special sell indications, with Nikkei Leveraged ETF (1570) leading with 242 billion yen in sell orders, while 12 stocks showed special buy indications, led by Nikkei Double Inverse ETF (1357) with 3.02 billion yen in buy orders.
Source:
- s.kabutan.jp
Sep 1, 2026, 10:06 UTC
SB Energy announced it will enter into a shareholder agreement with SoftBank and OpenAI in connection with a securities issuance.
Source:
- finance.sina.cn
Aug 31, 2026, 03:55 UTC
SB Energy issued OpenAI warrants worth an estimated $5.5 billion to secure OpenAI as a data-center tenant.
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Aug 30, 2026, 15:30 UTC
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna criticized President Donald Trump for allowing SoftBank's SB Energy to build a large AI data center on federal land, alleging a pay-to-play scheme after SoftBank donated $50 million to Trump's presidential library fund.
Source:
- 2paragraphs.com
Aug 30, 2026, 15:30 UTC
Democratic lawmakers Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, and Melanie Stansbury issued a statement expressing concerns about potential corruption regarding SoftBank's donation and the subsequent federal data center deal.
Source:
- 2paragraphs.com
Aug 28, 2026, 07:42 UTC
SoftBank Group is seeking about $10 billion in loans to refinance debt related to its investment in OpenAI, and is also discussing issuing $10-20 billion in bonds, possibly as early as September.
Source:
- tw.stock.yahoo.com
Aug 28, 2026, 07:06 UTC
SoftBank Group demanded that Moody's immediately stop publishing unsolicited credit ratings that do not reflect the group's true condition.
Source:
- finance.sina.cn
Aug 28, 2026, 06:49 UTC
SoftBank is seeking to refinance $10 billion in debt, which will be used for OpenAI's debt refinancing.
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Aug 28, 2026, 06:33 UTC
SoftBank Group announced that the completion of its acquisition of shares in subsidiary Line Man Corporation Pte. has been rescheduled to no later than the end of October 2026.
Source:
- finance.sina.cn
Aug 28, 2026, 06:33 UTC
SoftBank Group rescheduled the completion of its capital increase to no later than the end of October 2026.
Source:
- finance.sina.cn
Aug 28, 2026, 05:00 UTC
SoftBank-backed surgical robotics company Noah Medical has begun preparations for a Hong Kong initial public offering, aiming to raise more than US$100 million and planning to file its listing application as early as next year.
Source:
- scmp.com
Aug 27, 2026, 01:55 UTC
The Japanese stock market traded modestly lower on Thursday, with the Nikkei 225 index falling 0.34% to 66,034.35, as heavyweight and technology stocks declined while financial stocks gained.
Source:
- finanzen.ch
- rttnews.com
Aug 27, 2026, 01:37 UTC
SoftBank is in talks to acquire a majority stake in humanoid robot maker 1X at a valuation of $6 billion.
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Aug 24, 2026, 02:43 UTC
SoftBank Group plans to issue 1 trillion yen in retail bonds, the largest such issuance in Japan, to fund its investment commitment in OpenAI.
Source:
- aastocks.com
Aug 24, 2026, 00:17 UTC
SoftBank plans to price a 7-year bond issue on September 4, with an indicative coupon range of 4.3%-4.9%.
Source:
- finance.sina.cn
Aug 19, 2026, 09:15 UTC
SoftBank disclosed in a 13F filing that it held 86,956,522 Intel shares valued at $12.14 billion as of June 30, making Intel its largest US holding.
Source:
- economictimes.indiatimes.com
Aug 18, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Standard Bank is in talks to buy a stake in OPay Digital Services before the fintech firm's planned US IPO.
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Aug 18, 2026, 21:59 UTC
AEP Ohio, together with Meta, QTS, Amazon, Softbank Energy, and Google, announced a pledge of over $18 million on August 18 to support AEP Ohio's Neighbor to Neighbor program, which provides grants to help Ohioans pay their electric bills.
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Aug 17, 2026, 13:00 UTC
Gravis Robotics announced that SoftBank is investing $200 million in its Series A round, the largest in construction robotics history.
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Aug 17, 2026, 03:54 UTC
Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 0.4% in early trading on August 17, surpassing 69,000 points, driven by strong gains in technology stocks such as Kioxia and SoftBank Group and sustained demand for AI infrastructure.
Source:
- ctee.com.tw
- business-standard.com
Aug 17, 2026, 01:55 UTC
The Japanese stock market, as measured by the Nikkei 225, is modestly lower on Monday, falling 0.20 percent to 68,573.24, after opening higher and snapping a four-session winning streak, following negative cues from Wall Street and softer-than-expected domestic GDP data.
Source:
- finanznachrichten.de
Jun 4, 2026, 15:54 UTC
SoftBank Group shares fell 11.28% in Tokyo on June 4, leading losses across Asian markets as US tech weakness spread.
Source:
- techloy.com
- analyticsinsight.net
Jun 2, 2026, 09:40 UTC
SoftBank Group Corp. is in early talks to back a $800 million funding round for Agile Robots, with SoftBank potentially contributing over $300 million.
Source:
- bloomberg.com

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9984.T

NEC unveiled a facial recognition payment service at SoftBank's Takeshiba headquarters employee cafeteria in Tokyo's Minato ward, in collaboration with SB Payment Service and SB C&S.

Japan's Nikkei rose more than 1%, with SoftBank Group surging over 10%.

SoftBank Group Corp. priced a ¥1 trillion ($6.3 billion) retail bond with a coupon of 4.75%.

A 1.7% stake in Meesho Ltd worth Rs 1,650.4 crore changed hands via a block deal on September 3, 2026, with SoftBank's investment vehicle SVF II Meerkat DE likely the seller.

NTT Docomo, KDDI, and SoftBank reported consolidated results for April-June 2026, all showing revenue and profit increases, with KDDI's operating profit up 21.1% year-on-year.

LINE Yahoo and SoftBank launched an online smartphone trade-in service called Yahoo! Smartphone Buyback on September 2, 2026.

SB Energy, an AI data center company backed by SoftBank, OpenAI, and Nvidia, filed an IPO application with the U.S. SEC, aiming to raise up to $7 billion.

SB Energy announced it will enter into a shareholder agreement with SoftBank and OpenAI in connection with a securities issuance.

SB Energy issued OpenAI warrants worth an estimated $5.5 billion to secure OpenAI as a data-center tenant.

U.S. Representative Ro Khanna criticized President Donald Trump for allowing SoftBank's SB Energy to build a large AI data center on federal land, alleging a pay-to-play scheme after SoftBank donated $50 million to Trump's presidential library fund.

Democratic lawmakers Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, and Melanie Stansbury issued a statement expressing concerns about potential corruption regarding SoftBank's donation and the subsequent federal data center deal.

SoftBank Group is seeking about $10 billion in loans to refinance debt related to its investment in OpenAI, and is also discussing issuing $10-20 billion in bonds, possibly as early as September.

SoftBank Group demanded that Moody's immediately stop publishing unsolicited credit ratings that do not reflect the group's true condition.

SoftBank is seeking to refinance $10 billion in debt, which will be used for OpenAI's debt refinancing.

SoftBank Group announced that the completion of its acquisition of shares in subsidiary Line Man Corporation Pte. has been rescheduled to no later than the end of October 2026.

SoftBank Group rescheduled the completion of its capital increase to no later than the end of October 2026.

SoftBank-backed surgical robotics company Noah Medical has begun preparations for a Hong Kong initial public offering, aiming to raise more than US$100 million and planning to file its listing application as early as next year.

The Japanese stock market traded modestly lower on Thursday, with the Nikkei 225 index falling 0.34% to 66,034.35, as heavyweight and technology stocks declined while financial stocks gained.

SoftBank is in talks to acquire a majority stake in humanoid robot maker 1X at a valuation of $6 billion.

SoftBank Group plans to issue 1 trillion yen in retail bonds, the largest such issuance in Japan, to fund its investment commitment in OpenAI.

SoftBank plans to price a 7-year bond issue on September 4, with an indicative coupon range of 4.3%-4.9%.

SoftBank disclosed in a 13F filing that it held 86,956,522 Intel shares valued at $12.14 billion as of June 30, making Intel its largest US holding.

Standard Bank is in talks to buy a stake in OPay Digital Services before the fintech firm's planned US IPO.

AEP Ohio, together with Meta, QTS, Amazon, Softbank Energy, and Google, announced a pledge of over $18 million on August 18 to support AEP Ohio's Neighbor to Neighbor program, which provides grants to help Ohioans pay their electric bills.

Gravis Robotics announced that SoftBank is investing $200 million in its Series A round, the largest in construction robotics history.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 0.4% in early trading on August 17, surpassing 69,000 points, driven by strong gains in technology stocks such as Kioxia and SoftBank Group and sustained demand for AI infrastructure.

The Japanese stock market, as measured by the Nikkei 225, is modestly lower on Monday, falling 0.20 percent to 68,573.24, after opening higher and snapping a four-session winning streak, following negative cues from Wall Street and softer-than-expected domestic GDP data.

SoftBank Group shares fell 11.28% in Tokyo on June 4, leading losses across Asian markets as US tech weakness spread.

SoftBank Group Corp. is in early talks to back a $800 million funding round for Agile Robots, with SoftBank potentially contributing over $300 million.