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SoftBank’s eyes wide shut just won’t work anymore

They built him up. And now they want to bring him down. SoftBank Group Corp.’s sudden turn against WeWork CEO Adam Neumann highlights how the Japanese conglomerate has wielded far more dollars than sense in its investment strategy. Officials tied to SoftBank want Neumann to step down as CEO, according to reports over the weekend. SoftBank and its Vision Fund ...

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US equity futures decline, Europe stocks dip; oil falls

Bloomberg US equity-index futures dipped while stocks slumped in Europe and Asia as investors weighed the deepening political gridlock in Washington against prospects for reduced trade tension between America and China. The dollar advanced and oil fell. Contracts for all three main equity gauges signalled more declines at the New York open as traders grappled with the impeachment investigation into ...

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India’s Sensex snaps 3-day winning run

Bloomberg India’s equities benchmark snapped a three-day winning streak, tracking declines in global stocks, as investors assessed the potential fallout of an impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump. The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 1.3 percent to 38,593.52 at the 3:30 pm close in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index also fell by the same magnitude. Both gauges surged ...

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