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SoftBank Raises Arm Margin Loan to $25 Billion as AI Bets Grow

September 18

SoftBank Group Corp. has increased its margin loan backed by shares of its chip unit Arm Holdings Plc by $5 billion to $25 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, as the conglomerate…

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