By now, it is an open secret that OpenAI is quickly running out of cash and is in desperate need of funding. SoftBank’s latest earnings report shows that OpenAI has few alternatives other than SoftBank paying for the second tranche of the $40 billion it committed to invest in the…
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HOW COME THE HIGHER SOFTBANK’S SHARE PRICE GOES, THE BIGGER THE HOLE IN ITS BOOKS?
SoftBank just reported its financial earnings for the quarter ended on the 30th of June, and as I am writing, its shares are trading 10% higher on the day to a fresh all-time high. 3 months ago, I wrote “SOFTBANK GOES ALL IN ON AI WITH THE LITTLE MONEY IT…
HOW LONG WILL THE BOJ BE ABLE TO AVOID THE COLLAPSE OF A MAJOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION?
It’s summer, and many traders are already enjoying their holidays and stock portfolio gains, which are growing every passing day, regardless of the circumstances. No matter that the underlying economies are falling more and more into a dark hole, a larger number of people are struggling to make ends meet,…
SOFTBANK GOES ALL IN ON AI WITH THE LITTLE MONEY IT HAS LEFT
As I am writing this article, SoftBank Group shares are up ~5% after the release of the latest Full Year earnings results. We know that traders nowadays only follow headlines that are carefully crafted to always deliver the most bullish narrative and hardly spend any time digging into the numbers…
HOW SOFTBANK IS FIGHTING BANKRUPTCY
Three months ago, right after SoftBank’s quarterly results for the three months ended in September 2024, I wrote “SOFTBANK IS RUNNING OUT OF CASH, BUT NO WORRIES NVIDIA IS TRYING TO RESCUE IT,” highlighting how Masaponzi Son’s company continues to burn significant amounts of cash. However, a timely announcement of…
SOFTBANK IS RUNNING OUT OF CASH, BUT NO WORRIES NVIDIA IS TRYING TO RESCUE IT
As I was finishing up drafting this article, a “breaking news” pops up: “SoftBank to get first NVIDIA chips for Japan super computer”. How timely, right? SoftBank just released its quarterly financial statements that leave not much room for doubt: SoftBank group only has cash to stay in business for…
THE SMOKING GUN THAT PROVES HOW OPENAI IS MICROSOFT’S REVENUES LAUNDROMAT
First of all, I would like to praise The Information for its excellent work in doing proper journalism, something that nowadays is more unique than rare, sadly. Let’s start with the explosive article just published and that, of course, barely caught the attention of mainstream media that are being very…
IS SOFTBANK TRYING TO SQUEEZE ARM INTO MAJOR INDEXES TO FORCE PASSIVE INVESTING BIDS AND LIQUIDATE THE STOCK WITHOUT CRASHING IT?
ARM is both a joy and a problem for Softbank, why? On one side, the stock is Masa Son’s current jewel of the crown, but on the other, #Softbank owns 90% of it, precluding them from liquidating the investment and gathering badly needed cash to repay its mounting debt. I…
TALES OF A ROARING KITTY AND A TREMBLING SOFTBANK
History never repeats, but it often rhymes. Yesterday was one of those very fascinating days in which you experience so many déjà vu moments. A few hours before #Softbank’s FY2023 results, a kitty started to roar again after more than 3 years of silence (@TheRoaringKitty), and vibes from 2021 started…
DOES SOFTBANK NEED THE WEEKEND TO NEGOTIATE ITS BAILOUT?
While global investors are busily plucking daisy petals to decide between fear and #fomo, a (very) large elephant is crying out in pain in one corner of the globe. In a surreptitious move, #Softbank quietly rescheduled the release of their Financial Results for the entire 2023 fiscal year from the…