SoftBank's CEO, Saudi's Prince and a $22 Billion Test of Values
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Masayoshi Son has already paid a price for his close ties to Saudi Arabia. It could soon go much higher.
Son’s SoftBank Group Corp. plummeted the most in more than two years on Monday after Saudi Arabia came under fire for the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The kingdom is the biggest outside investor in SoftBank’s $100 billion Vision Fund, which has backed Uber Technologies Inc., WeWork Cos., Didi Chuxing and Slack Technologies Inc.