Japan’s SoftBank Group said its first-quarter net profit more than tripled thanks to exceptional gains related to the sale of shares in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. The company announced a net profit of 1.12 trillion yen ($10.5 billion) for the three months to June, up 257.6 percent compared to the same period a year before. … Continue reading SoftBank Group Triples Net Profit, Thanks to Alibaba