SoftBank's share buyback plan is all about getting the timing right

SoftBank's share buyback plan is all about getting the timing right

FILE PHOTO: Japan's SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

The coronavirus outbreak has become a global pandemic, stock markets are crashing, credit is getting crunched and his stock price is down 30%. So of course, SoftBank Group Corp.’s Masayoshi Son would announce a share buyback.

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