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Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks during a news conference following a meeting with Joko Widodo, Indonesia's president, not pictured, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Widodo's ambitious plan to build a new capital gathered momentum with Son and Tony Blair, U.K.'s former prime minster, holding discussions on the contours of the $34 billion project. Photographer Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty Images
FinanceSoftBank survived WeWork, but the coronavirus credit rout is turning investors against Masayoshi Son’s empire
By Ayai Tomisawa, Pavel Alpeyev and BloombergMarch 18, 2020
Softbank- Masayoshi Son-Earnings
FinanceSoftBank founder opens door to working with tough activist investor after profits fall 99% short of estimates
By Pavel Alpeyev, Takahiko Hyuga and BloombergFebruary 12, 2020
Approval of T-Mobile-Sprint merger just before SoftBank’s earnings may be a ‘get out of jail free card’
FinanceApproval of T-Mobile-Sprint merger just before SoftBank’s earnings may be a ‘get out of jail free card’
By Anne SradersFebruary 11, 2020
Close-up image of Arm Holdings-designed computer chips seen inside a computer.
TechARM unveils two new A.I. computer chip designs
By Jeremy KahnFebruary 10, 2020
Miguel McKelvey-WeWork
FinanceWeWork’s other cofounder has a plan to save the company. It’s the opposite of what Adam Neumann envisioned.
By Polina MarinovaJanuary 22, 2020
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FinanceThis SoftBank-Backed Startup Sought to Disrupt the Car Market. Instead, It Became a Poster Child for Disruption Gone Awry
By Lucinda Shen and Alyssa NewcombDecember 19, 2019
Jack Ma, former chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., right, gestures while speaking with Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., at Tokyo Forum 2019 in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. Son unveiled a $184 million initiative Friday to accelerate artificial intelligence research in Japan, enlisting Ma to expound on his goal of commercializing the technology. Son's company announced a partnership with the University of Tokyo that includes spending 20 billion yen ($184 million) over 10 years by mobile arm SoftBank Corp. to establish the Beyond AI Institute. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images
FinanceSoftBank’s WeWork and Uber Stumbles Could Push Masayoshi Son to Sell Part of His Massive Alibaba Stake
By Kurt Schussler, Pavel Alpeyev and BloombergDecember 10, 2019
SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son speaks during a press conference on November 6, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. SoftBank reported its second-quarter earnings result today posting a 704 billion yen ($6.46 billion) loss for the July-September period. (Photo by Alessandro Di Ciommo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Finance‘Unicorn Porn:’ How SoftBank’s Investing Style Boosts Paper Profits—But Not Real-World Value
By Peter Elstrom, Pavel Alpeyev and BloombergNovember 26, 2019
Why SoftBank Is Investing in Brazil, and Why Nobody There Seems to Care About WeWork
ConferencesWhy SoftBank Is Investing in Brazil, and Why Nobody There Seems to Care About WeWork
By Michal Lev-RamNovember 19, 2019
WeWork’s Legal Floodgates May Have Just Opened
FinanceWeWork’s Legal Floodgates May Have Just Opened
By Rey MashayekhiNovember 19, 2019
The icons for Z Holdings Corp. Yahoo Japan application, front row from left, and the Line Corp. Line application are displayed on a smartphone in this arranged photograph taken in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Z Holdings, a unit of SoftBank Group Corp.s telecom arm formerly known as Yahoo Japan, confirmed that its in talks with Tokyo-based messaging service Line about a possible merger, but said no final decision on a deal had been made. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
FinanceHow SoftBank Plans to Create an Internet Giant to Take on Google (at Least in Japan)
By Pavel Alpeyev, Takahiko Hyuga and BloombergNovember 18, 2019
The Pain From WeWork’s Failed IPO Deepens as Bondholders Get Stuck Underwater
FinanceThe Pain From WeWork’s Failed IPO Deepens as Bondholders Get Stuck Underwater
By Erik ShermanNovember 12, 2019
SoftBank Group Writes Down $9.2 Billion on WeWork—and That’s Only the Beginning of the Bad News
FinanceSoftBank Group Writes Down $9.2 Billion on WeWork—and That’s Only the Beginning of the Bad News
By Erik ShermanNovember 6, 2019
Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. The Japanese investment powerhouse reported its first quarterly operating loss in 14 years -- about $6.5 billion --after finally disclosing the damage from its bets on WeWork and Uber Technologies Inc. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images
FinanceSoftBank Notches a $6.5 Billion Loss on Plunging WeWork and Uber Valuations
By Pavel Alpeyev and BloombergNovember 6, 2019
Another Wrinkle Emerges in the WeWork Saga
FinanceAnother Wrinkle Emerges in the WeWork Saga
By Erik ShermanOctober 24, 2019
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