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SoftBank Shares Halve from June Peak as AI Debt-Financed Model Faces Scrutiny

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SoftBank's stock has halved from its June peak as rising financing costs and CoreWeave's debt crisis trigger investor skepticism over its debt-financed AI investment strategy. Despite a $65 billion stake in OpenAI and record high-yield bond issuance, intensifying competition from Chinese rivals and soaring credit default swap spreads are undermining confidence in the sustainability of Masayoshi Son's ambitious AI bets.

LATEST/SoftBank's stock has halved from its June peak as rising financing costs and CoreWeave's debt crisis trigger investor skepticism over its debt-financed AI investment strategy. Despite a $65 billion stake in OpenAI and record high-yield bond issuance, intensifying competition from Chinese rivals and soaring credit default swap spreads are undermining confidence in the sustainability of Masayoshi Son's ambitious AI bets.

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  1. IT之家 · 智能时代T2·68 pts
    • SoftBank shares have fallen 50% from their June peak and over 30% this month, signaling market loss of confidence in the cash-burn AI model.
    • CoreWeave's distressed bond prices expose industry-wide financing risks, while SoftBank's heavy reliance on debt (including $11.1B in junk bonds) has pushed its CDS spreads to four-year highs.
    • Intense competition from Chinese providers offering comparable performance at lower prices casts doubt on the ROI of SoftBank's ~$65B investment in OpenAI.
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