Japanese technology company SoftBank Group
Corp. tumbled into losses in the last quarter as
its earnings were hammered by money-losing
investments, including a bailout for office-space
sharing startup WeWork.
SoftBank’s founder, Masayoshi Son, said he was
regretting “mistaken investment moves.” He said
the situation at WeWork was under control, and
he expects to turn it around.
The Tokyo-based company’s 700 billion yen
($6.4 billion) loss in the July-September quarter
compares with a 526 billion yen profit the same
perioda yearago.
JAPAN’S SOFTBANK
TUMBLES
INTO LOSSES
OVER COSTLY
INVESTMENTS
Image: Kiyoshi Ota