De eerste scheuren in de ai bubbel…. Als het je niet lukt om met een onderpand van aandelen die op papier 130 miljard waard zijn, een lening van 6 miljard te krijgen…. Dan geeft dat een goed beeld van de lucht in de ai bubbel #ai #softbank #openai

Reuters: SoftBank’s attempt to get $6 billion OpenAI margin loan stalls, Bloomberg News reports . “SoftBank Group’s talks with ​potential creditors to ‌raise at least $6 billion from a ​margin loan ​backed by its OpenAI ⁠stake have ​stalled, Bloomberg News ​reported on Wednesday, citing sources.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/10/reuters-softbanks-attempt-to-get-6-billion-openai-margin-loan-stalls-bloomberg-news-reports/
Reuters: SoftBank’s attempt to get $6 billion OpenAI margin loan stalls, Bloomberg News reports

Reuters: SoftBank’s attempt to get $6 billion OpenAI margin loan stalls, Bloomberg News reports . “SoftBank Group’s talks with ​potential creditors to ‌raise at least $6 billion f…

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SoftBank Group's talks with potential creditors to raise at least $6 billion from a margin loan backed by its OpenAI stake have stalled, just weeks after the Japanese conglomerate cut its initial target from $10 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/10/companies/softbank-openai-attempt-margin-loan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #openai #ai
SoftBank’s attempt to get $6 billion OpenAI margin loan stalls

The development comes just weeks after the Japanese conglomerate cut its initial target from $10 billion.

The Japan Times
SoftBank Weighs Alternative Fundraising After $6B OpenAI Margin Loan Discussions Slow | Meyka

SoftBank is exploring alternative funding options after talks for a $6 billion OpenAI-backed margin loan slowed. Investors are watching AI investments, debt levels, fundraising plans, and OpenAI valuation growth.

A commitment can be locally rational and still become structurally dangerous.

Ordering Case Notes No.02 examines SoftBank and WeWork through gravity load: the condition in which prior commitment makes clean reversal expensive, so continuation begins to reflect accumulated weight rather than renewed trust.

Full case note:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20605774

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Do Japan’s chip workers need a Samsung-style strike?

Even as Tokyo firms prepare to award customary summer bonuses, there will be nothing on the scale that South Korean companies are offering.

The Japan Times
SoftBank Group's payments unit is buying the life insurance unit of T&D Holdings for ¥134.3 billion ($840 million) to broaden its offerings and better compete in Japan's ballooning fintech market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/04/softbank-paypay-td-life-insurer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #softbank #paypay #td
SoftBank’s PayPay to buy T&D’s life insurer for $840 million

PayPay, Japan's dominant payments app, said it will take a 70.2% stake in privately held T&D Financial Life Insurance.

The Japan Times