http://www.streetinsider.com Latest StreetInsider.com News Articles en-us Copyright 2026, StreetInsider.com rss@streetinsider.com (SI RSS) rss@streetinsider.com (SI RSS) Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:12:38 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.streetinsider.com/images/rss_logo.gif http://www.streetinsider.com 143 28 0 1 2 3 21 22 23 Saturday Sunday http://www.streetinsider.com/Trader+Talk/SoftBank+seeks+%2410B+loan+backed+by+OpenAI+stake+with+repayment+guarantee+-+Reuters/26720741.html (Updated - July 1, 2026 4:12 PM EDT) <p>SoftBank Group has reopened talks with a consortium of lenders for a $10 billion margin loan backed by its stake in OpenAI, according to reporting from Reuters, citing two people familiar with the matter.</p><p>Earlier attempts to secure the loan stalled over concerns about the difficulty of valuing private companies. To address lender concerns, SoftBank is offering a corporate guarantee that would give banks recourse to SoftBank directly if the OpenAI shares pledged as collateral lose value.</p><p>The lending consortium is expected to include Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and Mizuho Financial http://www.streetinsider.com/Trader+Talk/SoftBank+seeks+%2410B+loan+backed+by+OpenAI+stake+with+repayment+guarantee+-+Reuters/26720741.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:12:38 -0400 9984 GS JPM MFG SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Trader+Talk/SoftBank+seeks+%2410B+loan+backed+by+OpenAI+stake+with+repayment+guarantee+-+Reuters/26720741.html (Updated - July 1, 2026 4:12 PM EDT) <p>SoftBank Group has reopened talks with a consortium of lenders for a $10 billion margin loan backed by its stake in OpenAI, according to reporting from Reuters, citing two people familiar with the matter.</p><p>Earlier attempts to secure the loan stalled over concerns about the difficulty of valuing private companies. To address lender concerns, SoftBank is offering a corporate guarantee that would give banks recourse to SoftBank directly if the OpenAI shares pledged as collateral lose value.</p><p>The lending consortium is expected to include Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and Mizuho Financial http://www.streetinsider.com/Trader+Talk/SoftBank+seeks+%2410B+loan+backed+by+OpenAI+stake+with+repayment+guarantee+-+Reuters/26720741.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:12:38 -0400 9984 GS JPM MFG SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Trader+Talk/SoftBank+seeks+%2410B+loan+backed+by+OpenAI+stake+with+repayment+guarantee+-+Reuters/26720741.html (Updated - July 1, 2026 4:12 PM EDT) <p>SoftBank Group has reopened talks with a consortium of lenders for a $10 billion margin loan backed by its stake in OpenAI, according to reporting from Reuters, citing two people familiar with the matter.</p><p>Earlier attempts to secure the loan stalled over concerns about the difficulty of valuing private companies. To address lender concerns, SoftBank is offering a corporate guarantee that would give banks recourse to SoftBank directly if the OpenAI shares pledged as collateral lose value.</p><p>The lending consortium is expected to include Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and Mizuho Financial http://www.streetinsider.com/Trader+Talk/SoftBank+seeks+%2410B+loan+backed+by+OpenAI+stake+with+repayment+guarantee+-+Reuters/26720741.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:12:38 -0400 9984 GS JPM MFG SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Trader+Talk/SoftBank+seeks+%2410B+loan+backed+by+OpenAI+stake+with+repayment+guarantee+-+Reuters/26720741.html (Updated - July 1, 2026 4:12 PM EDT) <p>SoftBank Group has reopened talks with a consortium of lenders for a $10 billion margin loan backed by its stake in OpenAI, according to reporting from Reuters, citing two people familiar with the matter.</p><p>Earlier attempts to secure the loan stalled over concerns about the difficulty of valuing private companies. To address lender concerns, SoftBank is offering a corporate guarantee that would give banks recourse to SoftBank directly if the OpenAI shares pledged as collateral lose value.</p><p>The lending consortium is expected to include Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and Mizuho Financial http://www.streetinsider.com/Trader+Talk/SoftBank+seeks+%2410B+loan+backed+by+OpenAI+stake+with+repayment+guarantee+-+Reuters/26720741.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:12:38 -0400 9984 GS JPM MFG SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Trader+Talk/SoftBank+seeks+%2410B+loan+backed+by+OpenAI+stake+with+repayment+guarantee+-+Reuters/26720741.html (Updated - July 1, 2026 4:12 PM EDT) <p>SoftBank Group has reopened talks with a consortium of lenders for a $10 billion margin loan backed by its stake in OpenAI, according to reporting from Reuters, citing two people familiar with the matter.</p><p>Earlier attempts to secure the loan stalled over concerns about the difficulty of valuing private companies. To address lender concerns, SoftBank is offering a corporate guarantee that would give banks recourse to SoftBank directly if the OpenAI shares pledged as collateral lose value.</p><p>The lending consortium is expected to include Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and Mizuho Financial http://www.streetinsider.com/Trader+Talk/SoftBank+seeks+%2410B+loan+backed+by+OpenAI+stake+with+repayment+guarantee+-+Reuters/26720741.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:12:38 -0400 9984 GS JPM MFG SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Deutsche+Bank+Upgrades+Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+to+Buy/26700450.html <p>Deutsche Bank analyst Peter Milliken upgraded Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) from Hold to Buy with a price target of JPY8,000.00 (from JPY8,700.00).</p><p>The analyst comments: “SoftBank has dropped 32% from its June 2 high, pushing the stock down to below half our SOTP estimate. The share price drop has come despite the company’s SOTP heavyweight ARM trading at approximately the same price as at the beginning of the month. So most of the stock’s decline has simply been the company swinging from an unusually tight discount to NAV back to a large discount. Adding to the sell-down has been http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Deutsche+Bank+Upgrades+Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+to+Buy/26700450.html Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:02:51 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Deutsche+Bank+Upgrades+Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+to+Buy/26700450.html <p>Deutsche Bank analyst Peter Milliken upgraded Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) from Hold to Buy with a price target of JPY8,000.00 (from JPY8,700.00).</p><p>The analyst comments: “SoftBank has dropped 32% from its June 2 high, pushing the stock down to below half our SOTP estimate. The share price drop has come despite the company’s SOTP heavyweight ARM trading at approximately the same price as at the beginning of the month. So most of the stock’s decline has simply been the company swinging from an unusually tight discount to NAV back to a large discount. Adding to the sell-down has been http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Deutsche+Bank+Upgrades+Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+to+Buy/26700450.html Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:02:51 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades/Deutsche+Bank+Upgrades+Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+to+Buy/26700450.html <p>Deutsche Bank analyst Peter Milliken upgraded Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) from Hold to Buy with a price target of JPY8,000.00 (from JPY8,700.00).</p><p>The analyst comments: “SoftBank has dropped 32% from its June 2 high, pushing the stock down to below half our SOTP estimate. The share price drop has come despite the company’s SOTP heavyweight ARM trading at approximately the same price as at the beginning of the month. So most of the stock’s decline has simply been the company swinging from an unusually tight discount to NAV back to a large discount. Adding to the sell-down has been http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades/Deutsche+Bank+Upgrades+Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+to+Buy/26700450.html Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:02:51 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades/Deutsche+Bank+Upgrades+Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+to+Buy/26700450.html <p>Deutsche Bank analyst Peter Milliken upgraded Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) from Hold to Buy with a price target of JPY8,000.00 (from JPY8,700.00).</p><p>The analyst comments: “SoftBank has dropped 32% from its June 2 high, pushing the stock down to below half our SOTP estimate. The share price drop has come despite the company’s SOTP heavyweight ARM trading at approximately the same price as at the beginning of the month. So most of the stock’s decline has simply been the company swinging from an unusually tight discount to NAV back to a large discount. Adding to the sell-down has been http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades/Deutsche+Bank+Upgrades+Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+to+Buy/26700450.html Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:02:51 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Deutsche+Bank+Upgrades+Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+to+Buy/26700450.html <p>Deutsche Bank analyst Peter Milliken upgraded Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) from Hold to Buy with a price target of JPY8,000.00 (from JPY8,700.00).</p><p>The analyst comments: “SoftBank has dropped 32% from its June 2 high, pushing the stock down to below half our SOTP estimate. The share price drop has come despite the company’s SOTP heavyweight ARM trading at approximately the same price as at the beginning of the month. So most of the stock’s decline has simply been the company swinging from an unusually tight discount to NAV back to a large discount. Adding to the sell-down has been http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Deutsche+Bank+Upgrades+Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+to+Buy/26700450.html Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:02:51 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Deutsche+Bank+Upgrades+Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+to+Buy/26700450.html <p>Deutsche Bank analyst Peter Milliken upgraded Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) from Hold to Buy with a price target of JPY8,000.00 (from JPY8,700.00).</p><p>The analyst comments: “SoftBank has dropped 32% from its June 2 high, pushing the stock down to below half our SOTP estimate. The share price drop has come despite the company’s SOTP heavyweight ARM trading at approximately the same price as at the beginning of the month. So most of the stock’s decline has simply been the company swinging from an unusually tight discount to NAV back to a large discount. Adding to the sell-down has been http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Deutsche+Bank+Upgrades+Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+to+Buy/26700450.html Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:02:51 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY10%2C220+at+NomuraInstinet/26688107.html Nomura/Instinet analyst Daisaku Masuno raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY10,220.00 (from JPY9,590.00) while maintaining a Buy rating. http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY10%2C220+at+NomuraInstinet/26688107.html Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:06:33 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY10%2C220+at+NomuraInstinet/26688107.html Nomura/Instinet analyst Daisaku Masuno raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY10,220.00 (from JPY9,590.00) while maintaining a Buy rating. http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY10%2C220+at+NomuraInstinet/26688107.html Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:06:33 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+PT+Change/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY10%2C220+at+NomuraInstinet/26688107.html Nomura/Instinet analyst Daisaku Masuno raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY10,220.00 (from JPY9,590.00) while maintaining a Buy rating. http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+PT+Change/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY10%2C220+at+NomuraInstinet/26688107.html Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:06:33 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+PT+Change/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY10%2C220+at+NomuraInstinet/26688107.html Nomura/Instinet analyst Daisaku Masuno raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY10,220.00 (from JPY9,590.00) while maintaining a Buy rating. http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+PT+Change/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY10%2C220+at+NomuraInstinet/26688107.html Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:06:33 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY11%2C200+at+Bernstein+SocGen+Group/26657719.html <p>Bernstein SocGen Group analyst David Dai raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY11,200.00 (from JPY8,200.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.</p> http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY11%2C200+at+Bernstein+SocGen+Group/26657719.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:02:58 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY11%2C200+at+Bernstein+SocGen+Group/26657719.html <p>Bernstein SocGen Group analyst David Dai raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY11,200.00 (from JPY8,200.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.</p> http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY11%2C200+at+Bernstein+SocGen+Group/26657719.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:02:58 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+PT+Change/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY11%2C200+at+Bernstein+SocGen+Group/26657719.html <p>Bernstein SocGen Group analyst David Dai raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY11,200.00 (from JPY8,200.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.</p> http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+PT+Change/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY11%2C200+at+Bernstein+SocGen+Group/26657719.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:02:58 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+PT+Change/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY11%2C200+at+Bernstein+SocGen+Group/26657719.html <p>Bernstein SocGen Group analyst David Dai raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY11,200.00 (from JPY8,200.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.</p> http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+PT+Change/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY11%2C200+at+Bernstein+SocGen+Group/26657719.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:02:58 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY9%2C590+at+NomuraInstinet/26625534.html <p>Nomura/Instinet analyst Daisaku Masuno raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY9,590.00 (from JPY9,090.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.</p><p>The analyst comments: “As we enter the age of agentic AI, the role of CPUs is expanding into a wide range of areas including applications, security, memory, and orchestration. We raise our medium term earnings forecasts for Arm to reflect the rise in the value of its CPUs for AI agents, which was strongly in evidence at Nvidia's GTC event in Taipei on 1 June and Computex 2026 on 2 June. We estimate NAV per share of http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY9%2C590+at+NomuraInstinet/26625534.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:10:05 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY9%2C590+at+NomuraInstinet/26625534.html <p>Nomura/Instinet analyst Daisaku Masuno raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY9,590.00 (from JPY9,090.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.</p><p>The analyst comments: “As we enter the age of agentic AI, the role of CPUs is expanding into a wide range of areas including applications, security, memory, and orchestration. We raise our medium term earnings forecasts for Arm to reflect the rise in the value of its CPUs for AI agents, which was strongly in evidence at Nvidia's GTC event in Taipei on 1 June and Computex 2026 on 2 June. We estimate NAV per share of http://www.streetinsider.com/Intl+Ratings/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY9%2C590+at+NomuraInstinet/26625534.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:10:05 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+PT+Change/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY9%2C590+at+NomuraInstinet/26625534.html <p>Nomura/Instinet analyst Daisaku Masuno raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY9,590.00 (from JPY9,090.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.</p><p>The analyst comments: “As we enter the age of agentic AI, the role of CPUs is expanding into a wide range of areas including applications, security, memory, and orchestration. We raise our medium term earnings forecasts for Arm to reflect the rise in the value of its CPUs for AI agents, which was strongly in evidence at Nvidia's GTC event in Taipei on 1 June and Computex 2026 on 2 June. We estimate NAV per share of http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+PT+Change/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY9%2C590+at+NomuraInstinet/26625534.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:10:05 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+PT+Change/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY9%2C590+at+NomuraInstinet/26625534.html <p>Nomura/Instinet analyst Daisaku Masuno raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY9,590.00 (from JPY9,090.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.</p><p>The analyst comments: “As we enter the age of agentic AI, the role of CPUs is expanding into a wide range of areas including applications, security, memory, and orchestration. We raise our medium term earnings forecasts for Arm to reflect the rise in the value of its CPUs for AI agents, which was strongly in evidence at Nvidia's GTC event in Taipei on 1 June and Computex 2026 on 2 June. We estimate NAV per share of http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+PT+Change/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY9%2C590+at+NomuraInstinet/26625534.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:10:05 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY9%2C590+at+NomuraInstinet/26625534.html <p>Nomura/Instinet analyst Daisaku Masuno raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY9,590.00 (from JPY9,090.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.</p><p>The analyst comments: “As we enter the age of agentic AI, the role of CPUs is expanding into a wide range of areas including applications, security, memory, and orchestration. We raise our medium term earnings forecasts for Arm to reflect the rise in the value of its CPUs for AI agents, which was strongly in evidence at Nvidia's GTC event in Taipei on 1 June and Computex 2026 on 2 June. We estimate NAV per share of http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY9%2C590+at+NomuraInstinet/26625534.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:10:05 -0400 SFTBY http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY9%2C590+at+NomuraInstinet/26625534.html <p>Nomura/Instinet analyst Daisaku Masuno raised the price target on Softbank Group Corp. (9984:JP) (OTC: SFTBY) to JPY9,590.00 (from JPY9,090.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.</p><p>The analyst comments: “As we enter the age of agentic AI, the role of CPUs is expanding into a wide range of areas including applications, security, memory, and orchestration. We raise our medium term earnings forecasts for Arm to reflect the rise in the value of its CPUs for AI agents, which was strongly in evidence at Nvidia's GTC event in Taipei on 1 June and Computex 2026 on 2 June. We estimate NAV per share of http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Softbank+Group+Corp.+%289984%3AJP%29+%28SFTBY%29+PT+Raised+to+JPY9%2C590+at+NomuraInstinet/26625534.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:10:05 -0400 SFTBY