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SoftBank Gives Up Pretending It Isn't a Fund
It’s been a while since Masayoshi Son’s conglomerate operated a business.
Tech entrepreneur or fund manager? Masayoshi Son.
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SoftBank Group Corp. has given up pretending to operate anything.
Once the owner of two telecom companies and a collection of other operating businesses, the Japanese conglomerate would report quarterly operating profit and net income.