SoftBank market value halves from peak as AI fears grow
After briefly overtaking Toyota as Japan's biggest company, SoftBank's market capitalization is now smaller than that of Hitachi and Recruit.
Summary by The Tokyo Editorial Desk · As published by The Japan Times · · 1 min read
After briefly overtaking Toyota as Japan's biggest company, SoftBank's market capitalization is now smaller than that of Hitachi and Recruit.

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