Tag: JP:9984

SoftBank Corp. to Invest $513 Million in Software Provider for Connected Vehicles
World

SoftBank Corp. to Invest $513 Million in Software Provider for Connected Vehicles

SoftBank Corp.is set to invest 473 million euros, equivalent to $513 million, in Cubic Telecom, a provider of software that helps vehicles link to computer networks and analyzes data from connected vehicles, it said Tuesday.The mobile unit of Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group plans to take a 51% equity stake in Cubic Telecom, valuing the Dublin, Ireland-based company at more than EUR900 million.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
SoftBank Group Shares Slump After Second-Quarter Net Loss
World

SoftBank Group Shares Slump After Second-Quarter Net Loss

SoftBank Group shares fell sharply after the Japanese technology and investment company posted a second-quarter net loss due to weak tech investment results.The company’s shares were recently 6.0% lower at 5,924 yen after falling as much as 7.6% earlier Friday morning.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
SoftBank Loses $6.2 Billion in Quarter as WeWork Weighs on Investments
World

SoftBank Loses $6.2 Billion in Quarter as WeWork Weighs on Investments

TOKYO—SoftBank Group sank deeper into the red in the July-September period as it reported write-downs related to the bankruptcy of office-sharing company WeWork and technology shares stayed under pressure amid rising interest rates in the U.S.The Japanese technology investor posted a net loss of 931.1 billion yen, equivalent to $6.2 billion, for the quarter ended Sept. 30. That is compared with a 477.6 billion yen loss in the April-June quarter and 3.034 trillion yen profit a year earlier, when it unwound its stake in Alibaba Group Holding.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8