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Re:SoftBank Takes $4B Stake in Nvidia by CyberDildonics on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @02:36PM (#14412336)
My guess is that softbank primarily wants to get their money out of Yen. The Yen's future is extremely uncertain, Japan's government is 1 Quadrillion yen in debt.
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Re:SoftBank Takes $4B Stake in Nvidia by wang_li on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @03:46PM (#14412885)
>The Yen's future is extremely uncertain, Japan's government is 1 Quadrillion yen in debt.

About $10 trillion USD.

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Re:SoftBank Takes $4B Stake in Nvidia by ekianjo on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @06:57PM (#14414090)
Yup, but Japan does not have the military might of the US to ensure they remain a dominant country.
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Re:SoftBank Takes $4B Stake in Nvidia by hkmurakami on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @05:01PM (#14413435)
This is from their $100B fund though, which has primarily non-Softbank LPs.
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