SoftBank plans to borrow another $11B from junk bond market to fund OpenAI
gurgavin · x · 2026-09-21
SoftBank is planning to raise another $11 billion from the junk bond market to invest more into OpenAI, according to a post by gurgavin. The company has already borrowed $15 billion from the junk market this year, showing its increasingly debt-fueled bet on OpenAI.
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