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DigitalBridge stock jumps nearly 10% on SoftBank’s $4 billion buyout offer — what investors watch next

DigitalBridge stock jumps nearly 10% on SoftBank’s $4 billion buyout offer — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 00:11 ET — Market closed DigitalBridge Group, Inc. shares jumped 9.7% to $15.27 on Monday after SoftBank Group said it would buy the digital infrastructure investor for about $4 billion, or $16 a share in cash. SoftBank said the offer represents a 15% premium to DigitalBridge’s Dec. 26 close and about 50% to the stock’s “unaffected” 52-week average closing price as of Dec. 4. About 86 million shares changed hands, far above recent averages. Nasdaq+1
30 December 2025
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Wall Street’s year-end wobble: S&P 500 flirts with 7,000 as tech slips

Wall Street’s year-end wobble: S&P 500 flirts with 7,000 as tech slips

U.S. stocks started the final week of 2025 on a softer note on Monday as heavyweight technology shares retreated, nudging the S&P 500 away from recent highs while it remained within striking distance of the 7,000 level. Reuters The late-December rally has left investors looking for a smooth year-end finish, with major indexes poised for another year of double-digit gains and traders watching whether the seasonal “Santa Claus rally” holds into early January. Reuters
29 December 2025
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Wall Street slips as tech cools to start final 2025 week; SoftBank deal lifts DigitalBridge

Wall Street slips as tech cools to start final 2025 week; SoftBank deal lifts DigitalBridge

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:23 ET — Regular session U.S. stocks edged lower on Monday as heavyweight technology shares retreated, opening a holiday-shortened week with caution. At 9:35 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 66.86 points, or 0.14%, to 48,645.62. The S&P 500 lost 22.08 points, or 0.32%, to 6,907.86 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 142.90 points, or 0.61%, to 23,450.20. Reuters
29 December 2025
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Japan Tech Stocks Plunge as AI Infrastructure Spending Fears Hit SoftBank, Nikkei 225 and Asia’s Chip Leaders

Japan Tech Stocks Plunge as AI Infrastructure Spending Fears Hit SoftBank, Nikkei 225 and Asia’s Chip Leaders

TOKYO — Japan’s stock market took a sharp hit on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as a renewed wave of skepticism about the economics of the artificial intelligence boom spilled from Wall Street into Asia. Heavyweight technology names led the decline, dragging the Nikkei 225 to its lowest close in three weeks and reviving a question investors have been whispering for months: will the vast global buildout of AI data centers generate profits fast enough to justify the enormous capital spending and debt that underpin it? TradingView+1 The selloff was especially punishing for AI-linked bellwethers such as SoftBank Group, which has become tightly associated with the “AI infrastructure” narrative through its involvement in large-scale data center ambitions. Chip-testing and fiber-optics plays tied to data-center growth also fell, while Japanese financial stocks softened as markets looked ahead to the Bank of Japan’s policy decision. TradingView+2TradingView+2
19 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Market Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Nikkei Slides to 3-Week Low as AI Jitters Hit Tech; BOJ Rate-Hike Watch Weighs on Banks

Tokyo Stock Market Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Nikkei Slides to 3-Week Low as AI Jitters Hit Tech; BOJ Rate-Hike Watch Weighs on Banks

TOKYO — Japan’s stock market finished lower on Thursday, December 18, with the Nikkei 225 pulled down by heavyweight tech names as investors reassessed the near-term profitability of artificial intelligence and data-center spending. As of 5:00 a.m. EST, the market is closed, and the day’s tone is clear: risk appetite cooled, and traders shifted into a more cautious stance ahead of a pivotal Bank of Japan policy decision on Friday. The Economic Times+1 The Nikkei 225 fell 1.03% to 49,001.50, marking its lowest close since November 25 and ending the session at a three-week low. The broader Topix slipped 0.37% to 3,356.89, underscoring how the selloff was concentrated in the high-profile growth and tech names that dominate the Nikkei more than the wider market. The Economic Times
18 December 2025
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Tokyo AI Stocks Slide as SoftBank, Advantest Drag Nikkei on Dec. 15, 2025 — BOJ Rate Hike in Focus

Tokyo AI Stocks Slide as SoftBank, Advantest Drag Nikkei on Dec. 15, 2025 — BOJ Rate Hike in Focus

Tokyo’s AI-linked stocks took a clear hit on Monday, December 15, 2025, as a pullback in global tech sentiment spilled into Japan’s market and triggered a rotation away from some of the year’s biggest “AI trade” winners. The headline move was in the Nikkei 225, which is heavily influenced by large, high-priced tech names. The index fell 1.31% to 50,168.11, even as the broader Topix gained 0.22% to 3,431.47—a split that underscored how concentrated the pressure was in AI- and semiconductor-related shares rather than across the entire market. Nasdaq
15 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Exchange Week Ahead: Nikkei 225, Topix brace for BOJ rate hike and CPI after record highs (Updated Dec 14, 2025)

Tokyo Stock Exchange Week Ahead: Nikkei 225, Topix brace for BOJ rate hike and CPI after record highs (Updated Dec 14, 2025)

Tokyo stocks head into the new week on a fragile—but still constructive—footing: the broader Topix has just logged a record closing high, yet sentiment is being tugged in two directions by growing conviction that the Bank of Japan will raise rates this week and renewed anxiety that the global AI trade is running into a profitability “reality check.” By Friday’s close, the Nikkei 225 ended at 50,836.55 and the Topix finished at 3,423.83, a record closing highfor the broader index. TradingView
14 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Market Week Ahead: Nikkei 225 and Topix Face BOJ Rate Decision, CPI Print and Yen Volatility

Tokyo Stock Market Week Ahead: Nikkei 225 and Topix Face BOJ Rate Decision, CPI Print and Yen Volatility

Published: December 13, 2025 Tokyo’s stock market heads into the week of December 15–19 with the Topix at a record closing high and investors increasingly focused on a Bank of Japan policy decision that markets have largely priced in—but may not be fully prepared to interpret. The Nikkei 225 ended Friday at 50,836.55, while the Topix closed at 3,423.83, its highest close on record, after a broad rally that followed the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest 25-basis-point rate cut. Xinhua News+1
13 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Market Outlook Today (Dec. 9, 2025): Earthquake Jitters, Fed Cut Bets and BoJ Hike Fears

Tokyo Stock Market Outlook Today (Dec. 9, 2025): Earthquake Jitters, Fed Cut Bets and BoJ Hike Fears

Tokyo heads into Tuesday’s session with a lot on its plate: a powerful overnight earthquake in the northeast, a deeper‑than‑expected GDP slump, growing expectations of a Bank of Japan rate hike, and global markets on edge ahead of a likely U.S. Federal Reserve cut. Here’s what investors need to know before the Tokyo Stock Exchange opens at 9:00 a.m. local time today. StockAnalysis
8 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Market Today: Nikkei 225 Edges Higher as Stable Yen Offsets SoftBank Slump Ahead of BoJ Rate Decision

Tokyo Stock Market Today: Nikkei 225 Edges Higher as Stable Yen Offsets SoftBank Slump Ahead of BoJ Rate Decision

Tokyo’s stock market finished Monday, 8 December 2025, slightly higher, as a pause in recent yen strength and a rebound in property stocks outweighed a sharp fall in heavyweight SoftBank Group. The move came despite a surprisingly weak GDP revision and rising expectations that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates at its meeting later this month. TradingView+1 On Monday, the Nikkei 225 inched higher to about 50,581.94, gaining roughly 0.2% compared with Friday’s close. The Topix broad market index did better, rising around 0.7% to approximately 3,384.31, reflecting stronger breadth across sectors beyond the handful of mega‑caps that dominate the Nikkei. TradingView+1
8 December 2025
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DigitalBridge (DBRG) Stock Soars on SoftBank Takeover Talks: Latest News, Analyst Targets and 2026 Outlook

DigitalBridge (DBRG) Stock Soars on SoftBank Takeover Talks: Latest News, Analyst Targets and 2026 Outlook

DigitalBridge Group, Inc. has exploded into the spotlight after reports that SoftBank Group is in talks to buy the digital‑infrastructure specialist and take it private, sending the stock to a new 52‑week high on December 5, 2025. Reuters+2Investing.com+2 Below is a detailed, news‑style breakdown of what’s happening with DigitalBridge stock today, what a potential SoftBank deal might look like, and how Wall Street currently values DBRG.
5 December 2025
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OpenAI Valuation in 2025: Inside the $500 Billion AI Giant and Its Road to a $1 Trillion IPO

OpenAI Valuation in 2025: Inside the $500 Billion AI Giant and Its Road to a $1 Trillion IPO

OpenAI is now one of the most valuable private companies in history — and one of the most controversial. After an October 2025 secondary share sale led by SoftBank and other investors, the ChatGPT maker hit a $500 billion private valuation, with employees selling about $6.6 billion worth of stock at that price.Reuters At the same time, Reuters reports that OpenAI is also laying the groundwork for an IPO that could value the company at up to $1 trillion as early as 2026–2027.Reuters+2Yahoo Finance+2
5 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Market Today, December 3, 2025: Nikkei 225 Rebounds Toward 50,000 as Tech Rallies and BOJ Jitters Cool

Tokyo Stock Market Today, December 3, 2025: Nikkei 225 Rebounds Toward 50,000 as Tech Rallies and BOJ Jitters Cool

Tokyo – The Tokyo stock market snapped back on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, as the Nikkei 225 jumped 1.14% to close at 49,864.68, reclaiming much of Monday’s Bank of Japan–driven losses and briefly surging above the psychologically important 50,000 line.Nikkei Indexes+1 The rebound was powered by heavyweight technology and AI-related names such as Tokyo Electron, Advantest and SoftBank Group, even as broader market breadth remained negative and the more domestically focused Topix index slipped 0.2% to 3,334.32.Times Union+1
3 December 2025
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Tokyo Stocks Surge on Fed Rate Cut Hopes as Nikkei 225 Jumps to 49,559 and Topix Nears Record High

Tokyo Stocks Surge on Fed Rate Cut Hopes as Nikkei 225 Jumps to 49,559 and Topix Nears Record High

Tokyo’s stock market staged a powerful rally on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, as investors piled back into Japanese equities on growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in December. The Nikkei 225 closed at 49,559.07, up 899.55 points from Tuesday’s finish – a gain of 1.85% – while the Topix index climbed 64.61 points, or 1.96%, to 3,355.50.Nikkei Indexes+2Xinhua+2
26 November 2025
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Japan Stocks: 7 Things to Know Before the Nikkei 225 Opens on November 26, 2025

Japan Stocks: 7 Things to Know Before the Nikkei 225 Opens on November 26, 2025

Tokyo traders head into Wednesday’s session with the Nikkei 225 stuck in a tug‑of‑war between AI euphoria and AI fear, a still‑weak yen, rising bond yields, and a brand‑new ¥21.3 trillion stimulus package. Here’s a detailed look at what’s driving sentiment right now – and what’s likely to matter when the Japan stock market opens on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Japan’s first trading day of the week ended with a very small gain for the main index and a mild loss for the broader market:
25 November 2025
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  • Bending Spoons (AOL) Jumps 41% After $1.7B Nasdaq IPO
    July 1, 2026, 3:50 PM EDT. Bending Spoons, which owns AOL plus holdings like Eventbrite and Vimeo, raised $1.7 billion in a Nasdaq IPO Wednesday. The tech investor, based in Italy, priced 58 million shares at $29. It drew in $1 billion for the company and the rest went to selling shareholders. The stock jumped 41% at the open, pushing Bending Spoons' value to $25.5 billion. Started in 2013, the firm buys up troubled tech names and uses AI to revive them. Bending Spoons posted $601 million revenue in Q1 2026 and $27.5 million net, with $4.4 billion in debt. The new cash is marked for more deals as the IPO window reopens after SpaceX's listing.
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