{
  "id": 8819719,
  "title": "SoftBank Seeks Over $11 Billion in Junk Bonds for OpenAI Bet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/softbank-seeks-over-11-billion-in-junk-bonds-for-openai-bet",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T01:29:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-21/softbank-seeks-over-11-billion-in-junk-bond-deal-for-openai-bet"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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 investments in ChatGPT creator OpenAI.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "SoftBank seeks over $11 billion in junk bonds for OpenAI bet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/softbank-seeks-over-11-billion-in-junk-bonds-for-openai-bet-8848488",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:04:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}