Elliott rebuilds stake in SoftBank and pushes for $15 billion buyback: Report 

Shares of SoftBank Group surged to a three-year high on Wednesday following a report by the Financial Times that activist investor Elliott Management has rebuilt a stake in the company valued at over $2 billion. Elliott Management is advocating for a $15 billion share buyback and has been in direct discussions with SoftBank's senior management over the past two to three months, according to sources familiar with the situation.