SoftBank shares tank near 19%, wiping off $4.6 billion from founder Masayoshi Son's fortune

Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, speaks during the company's annual general meeting in Tokyo on June 20, 2024. On Monday, Son's net worth fell by $4.6 billion alone, according to the Forbes real-time billionaires list. Shars of the Japanese giant, known as one of the world's largest tech investors through its massive Vision Fund, have slid since last Thursday, as Japanese equities began to fall after the Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate . SoftBank Group shares tanked nearly 19% on Monday amid ...