SoftBank Group\u2019s shares fell nearly 19% on Monday, following a broader global market sell-off, resulting in a significant loss for founder Masayoshi Son. The steep decline in SoftBank\u2019s stock has wiped approximately $4.6 billion from Son\u2019s net worth, according to Forbes\u2019 real-time billionaires list.<\/p>\n
The drop in SoftBank\u2019s stock is part of a larger trend affecting Japanese equities, triggered by the Bank of Japan\u2019s decision to raise its benchmark interest rate. The Nikkei 225 index suffered its worst day since the infamous \u201cBlack Monday\u201d of 1987, posting a 12.4% loss.<\/p>\n
Prior to these recent declines, SoftBank had experienced a strong performance this year, with its stock reaching new highs. The recovery was driven in part by the performance of the Vision Fund and a significant increase in the share price of Arm, the British chip designer largely owned by SoftBank.<\/p>\n
Despite the recent drop, SoftBank\u2019s shares are still up 1.7% for the year. However, the company has seen around $28.3 billion in value evaporate since the market close on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
SoftBank is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, and investors are anticipating further recovery in the Vision Fund\u2019s performance. Son, who had been relatively low-profile recently, made a notable return in June to discuss his ambitious vision for artificial intelligence, predicting it will eventually surpass human intelligence by a factor of 10,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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