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SoftBank posts $6.4b profit, first in three years

SoftBank Group posted its first profit for the April to September period in three years.

The company reported a net profit of around 1 trillion yen (US$6.4 billion) in its recent earnings report for the first half of fiscal year 2024.

The Vision Funds investment unit played a central role, contributing a gain of nearly 169 billion yen (about US$1 billion), marking the first profitable reporting in this period since fiscal year 2021.

Recent SoftBank developments

Timeline
12-Nov-2024 🚀 SoftBank Vision Fund co-CEO Rajeev Misra to leave company
  • Rajeev Misra resigns from SoftBank leadership.
  • Alex Clavel to be new CEO of SoftBank divisions.
12-Nov-2024 📈 SoftBank sees Vision Fund rebound with $3.96b gains
  • SoftBank gains ¥608.5B in Vision Fund Q2
  • Shift from loss due to improved firm valuations
11-Nov-2024 📈 SoftBank projects $1.87b profit, focuses on AI strategy
  • SoftBank to announce ¥287B profit due to IPOs.
  • Plans AI chip development with Arm and Graphcore.
05-Nov-2024 🚗 SoftBank develops AI system to assist autonomous vehicles
  • SoftBank tests AI for autonomous vehicle safety.
  • Field trial began at Keio University in October 2024.
01-Oct-2024 🤖 SoftBank pours $500m into OpenAI
  • SoftBank invests $500M in OpenAI, $150B valuation
  • Funding is part of a $6.5B round with existing investors
20-Jun-2024 🚀 SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son set for ‘next big move’: report

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