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SoftBank Profit Beats Expectations

Bloomberg Technology Thursday 06 August 2026, 07:09 UTC 1 min read
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Aug 6th, 2026 SoftBank Profit Beats Expectations SoftBank Group Corp. reported a smaller-than-expected decline in quarterly net income, helped by a rally in its chip-stock holdings. OpenAI’s Japanese backer is in the spotlight alongside concerns about climbing debt levels that AI service providers are taking on to spend on data centers and other infrastructure. Bloomberg's Neil Campling reports.

Aug 6th, 2026 SoftBank Profit Beats Expectations SoftBank Group Corp. reported a smaller-than-expected decline in quarterly net income, helped by a rally in its chip-stock holdings. OpenAI’s Japanese backer is in the spotlight alongside concerns about climbing debt levels that AI service providers are taking on to spend on data centers and other infrastructure. Bloomberg's Neil Campling reports.
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