SoftBank Seeks Over $11 Billion in Junk Bonds for OpenAI Bet

SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking the equivalent of more than $11 billion in what would be one of the biggest junk bond deals ever, people familiar with the matter said Monday, as billionaire Masayoshi Son’s conglomerate ramps up its inves…

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