SoftBank to borrow over $11 billion via risky bonds to fund OpenAI stake
The Decoder · rss · 2026-09-21
SoftBank plans to borrow more than $11 billion from investors through risky bonds to fund another payment for its stake in OpenAI, per The Decoder — an aggressive debt-financed bet on the AI company.
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