SoftBank Raises $11B+ in Junk Bonds, Partly to Fund Its Next OpenAI Investment
VraserX · x · 2026-09-22
SoftBank is raising more than $11 billion in junk-rated bonds, with proceeds partly earmarked for its next investment in OpenAI — a vivid illustration of how far the AI capital race has gone: financing the push toward superintelligence with high-yield debt. Genius or spectacular blowup, time will tell.
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