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SoftBank junk bond sale raises stakes for CEO Son's all-in AI bet

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SoftBank junk bond sale raises stakes for CEO Son's all-in AI bet

SoftBank raised record $11 Bn in junk-bond offerings at highest-ever yields to fund CEO Masayoshi Son's all-in AI strategy, signaling pressure to deliver returns amid overheating concerns. Builders: capital density in AI is spiking; second-wave AI startups face margin compression and longer paths to unit economics as deployed capital chases dwindling edge cases.

Source: ET Tech ↗

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