Microsoft’s Stock Slide Raises Specter of Activist Investors

In Japan on 13 May 2026, SoftBank reported a sharp rise in profit, with gains on its OpenAI stake. Reuters reported that profit more than tripled to $12 billion, while Nikkei Asia reported that annual profit quadrupled. The Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal put the gain on the OpenAI stake at $25 billion, and Anadolu reported a $46 billion gain at the Vision Fund. Asahi Shimbun reported that net profit exceeded 5 trillion yen, a first for a Japanese company.