SoftBank Inks First Deal After Trump Talk Spurs 3,000 Jobs

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son told President-elect Donald Trump this month he would create 50,000 jobs in the U.S. Money for the first 3,000 positions was announced on Monday. Satellite startup OneWeb Ltd. said it raised $1.2 billion from SoftBank and existing investors, with the Japanese technology company providing $1 billion.