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    • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Credit Suisse steps up legal claim against SoftBank in $440mn dispute

      Lawsuit centres on funds owed to Swiss bank’s customers by construction company that had borrowed from Greensill Capital

    • Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
      SoftBank set to post $34bn gain after handing over Alibaba shares

      Japanese investor will not buy back shares in derivative deals, marking historic shift in relationship with Chinese group

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      SoftBank’s record $23bn loss could push Masayoshi Son to reconsider taking group private

      Analysts and investors say latest results raise questions over whether group still needs to be listed

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      Lex
      SoftBank/Son: downhill march proves painful for Grand Old Duke of Tech Premium content

      Investment group’s progress in diversifying away from China is overshadowed by other ups and downs

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      Masayoshi Son ‘ashamed’ of focus on profits after SoftBank logs record $23bn loss

      Conglomerate will begin ‘dramatic’ cost-cutting after flagship Vision Funds hit by tech rout and weak yen

    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
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      What’s SoftBank without its golden goose? Premium content

      Plus, Tiger Global declines to change its stripes and an ex-Jones Day lawyer’s ‘colossally stupid’ decision

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
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      SoftBank moves to sell down its stake in Alibaba

      Politics in the workplace: how should we deal with opposing views?

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      SoftBank raises $22bn in moves to sell down Alibaba stake

      Forward sales would mark end of an era for Japanese tech investor that grew from early bet on Chinese ecommerce giant

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      ‘Generation Moonshot’ investors

      China suspends 2,000 food products from Taiwan as Pelosi visits

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      Due Diligence
      The law firm vs the crypto billionaire Premium content

      Plus, SoftBank ends its whirlwind romance with THG and 3M turns to Big Law to tackle its liabilities

    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
      Inside BusinessKana Inagaki
      SoftBank’s succession turmoil raises risks

      Flurry of executive departures stokes uncertainty over who will take over from Masayoshi Son

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      #techFT
      Boris Johnson saga may disArm UK Premium content

      Twitter beats Musk on trial date, US Chips Action, Europe’s big media deal

    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      Arm Ltd
      SoftBank halts work on Arm’s London IPO following political turmoil

      Japanese tech investor pauses plan for dual primary UK-US listing for chip designer after Johnson quits

    • Sunday, 10 July, 2022
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      Wirecard forged client details to secure €900mn investment from SoftBank

      Collapsed German payments group fabricated data to reassure Japanese investor

    • Friday, 8 July, 2022
      Due Diligence
      A SoftBank trader pulls the escape cord Premium content

      Plus, a former ESG executive heads for greener pastures and Twitter’s CEO builds rapport with Musk behind closed doors

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      SoftBank’s Rajeev Misra to launch $6bn fund backed by Abu Dhabi groups

      Investment chief will step back from Japanese tech conglomerate after eight tumultuous years

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
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      Arm signals push for deals and more staff with IPO proceeds

      Chief executive Rene Haas lays out ambitious course of expansion for the UK chip designer despite tech downturn

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
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      SoftBank’s high-hanging fruit Premium content

      Summer tech books, the undeclared cyber war, Piaggio’s shopbot

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      SoftBank’s Son backs Nasdaq listing for Arm despite UK pressure

      Billionaire says US share offering for chipmaker still his ‘favourite’ but decision not final

    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
      Due Diligence
      Crypto’s John Pierpont Morgan Premium content

      Plus, inside the UK’s efforts to keep Arm within its borders and Mars’s shift from candy bars to cat food

    • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
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      UK officials weigh national security grounds to force London IPO for Arm

      Plan has drawn criticism within government circles and tensions with SoftBank over lobbying effort

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
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      Symbotic executive eyes automation trend due to wage costs and labour shortages

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
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      The wages of Masayoshi Son as tech falls Premium content

      Tether’s Bahamas bank, Top Gun’s top takings, Xiaomi’s new TVs

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
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      SoftBank: pay cuts do not offset investment flops Premium content

      Founder Masayoshi Son has promised to play defence, slowing the pace of new investments and preserving cash

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
      SoftBank cuts top executives’ pay after Vision Fund posts record loss

      Investments pummelled by rout in tech stocks, rising inflation and China crackdown

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