Asian markets mostly advanced on Wednesday, led by a sharp rebound in Hong Kong stocks, as optimism from Wall Street and strength in local technology names boosted sentiment. However, Japans Nikkei 225 saw limited gains,

TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Shares in SoftBank Group (9984.T), opens new tab jumped more than 13% to a record high on Friday in a show of investor support for the Japanese technology investor's AI push after first quarter profit beat expectations. SoftBank's ...

The chairman and CEO of global tech investment giant SoftBank Group in Japan is Asia's biggest loser, according to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List.

SoftBank’s fortunes are turning alongside equity valuations. All eyes are on the aggressive new OpenAI bet. Stay the course as SoftBank enters a catalyst-rich phase. Now, SoftBank’s reputation as an investor isn’t the best. High-profile missteps like ...

Masayoshi Son’s big wager on artificial intelligence has paid off — propelling the SoftBank Group Corp. founder past Uniqlo billionaire Tadashi Yanai to become Japan’s richest person.

Japanese tech investment giant SoftBank Group will invest $2 billion in Intel, which is expected to amount to approximately a 2 percent stake in the U.S. chipmaker, according to a joint announcement from the two companies Monday. The move, which will ...

The Pepper humanoid robot developed by SoftBank. SoftBank Group—controlled by Japan’s richest person, Masayoshi Son—has agreed to buy the robotics unit of Swiss industrial giant ABB Ltd. for $5.4 billion, deepening the Japanese company’s AI push.

US stock futures leaned lower on Tuesday amid a revival in AI worries, slipping back from a rally fueled by optimism that Washington may soon end the record-breaking government shutdown. Testing that faith,