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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
Finance
SoftBank’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
Conferences
Why 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
Finance
WeWork’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
Finance
How 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
Finance
The 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
Finance
SoftBank 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
Finance
SoftBank 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
Finance
Another Wrinkle Emerges in the WeWork Saga
By Erik ShermanOctober 24, 2019
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 09: Adam Neumann speaks onstage during WeWork Presents Second Annual Creator Global Finals at Microsoft Theater on January 9, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for WeWork)
Finance
‘You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me’: WeWork Employees Outraged Over Adam Neumann’s Billion Dollar Payout in SoftBank Rescue
By Ellen Huet, Gillian Tan and BloombergOctober 23, 2019
News Conference As Yahoo Japan Agrees to Buy Majority Stake in Fashion Site Zozo
Finance
WeWork’s Moment of Truth Approaches As Board Deliberates SoftBank, JPMorgan Financing Deals
By Rey MashayekhiOctober 21, 2019
The WeWork logo sits on display on a glass door of the entrance to the WeWork Ocean Gate Minatomirai co-working office space, operated by The We Company, in Yokohama, Japan, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. WeWork formally withdrew the prospectus for an IPO this month, capping a botched fundraising effort that cost its top executive his job. The defeat places urgency on WeWork to find new sources of capital to keep its business running Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Finance
As Embattled WeWork Eyes Possible Saviors, JPMorgan Pushes Ahead of SoftBank
By Davide Scigliuzzo, Michelle F. Davis, Gillian Tan, Sarah McBride and BloombergOctober 15, 2019
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Finance
What Is Oyo? Behind SoftBank’s Latest High-Growth, High-Valuation Bet
By Alex NicollOctober 14, 2019
Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. SoftBank reported first-quarter profit that beat the highest analyst estimate thanks to valuation gains from Vision Fund investments such as Slack Technologies Inc. (Photo by Alessandro Di Ciommo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Finance
SoftBank Aims to Take Control of WeWork After Failed IPO
By Gillian Tan, Michelle F. Davis, Davide Scigliuzzo and BloombergOctober 14, 2019
Why WeWork’s Failed IPO Might Not Mean Disaster for SoftBank After All
Finance
Why WeWork’s Failed IPO Might Not Mean Disaster for SoftBank After All
By Erik ShermanOctober 10, 2019
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