SoftBank’s Biggest Backers Balk at Planned $16 Billion Acquisition of WeWork

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SoftBank may end up funding its own new investment in WeWork, which is on track to lose around $2 billion this year

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This bubble is going to burst sooner or later.

Softbank should not put more money in WeWork. It is a losing proposition. A slight slow down in economy would make WeWork business model untenable.

What a waste of money, it’s commercial property space not a dot com!

We spend $5 billion about every 5 seconds. In the long run it would probably save money in border patrol man hours and costs associated with illegal immigration.

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