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title: "S&P lowers SoftBank's credit rating outlook to \"negative,\" stating that its increased bet on OpenAI may harm its liquidity"
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description: "Credit rating agency S&P Global has downgraded SoftBank Group's credit rating outlook from \"stable\" to \"negative\" due to its plan to invest an additional $30 billion in OpenAI, which may harm liquidity and asset credit quality. S&P confirmed that SoftBank's long-term issuer credit rating remains at \"BB+\" and noted that SoftBank could mitigate financial impacts by selling assets. SoftBank has already invested over $30 billion in OpenAI and funded other artificial intelligence projects"
datetime: "2026-03-04T00:58:08.000Z"
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# S&P lowers SoftBank's credit rating outlook to "negative," stating that its increased bet on OpenAI may harm its liquidity

Credit rating agency S&P Global has downgraded SoftBank Group's credit rating outlook from "stable" to "negative," stating that its plan to invest an additional $30 billion in OpenAI may harm its liquidity and the credit quality of its assets. S&P also confirmed that the company's long-term issuer credit rating remains at "BB+," noting that SoftBank can mitigate negative financial impacts by selling assets.

Last month, SoftBank decided to deepen its investment in OpenAI, having previously injected over $30 billion into OpenAI and funded other artificial intelligence projects. Last year, SoftBank sold stakes in T-Mobile US (TMUS.US) and NVIDIA (NVDA.US) to raise funds for founder Masayoshi Son's bets on artificial intelligence investments

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