SoftBank Group reported a net profit of more than $21 billion for the three months through September, as the Japanese company sold some of its shares in China’s Alibaba to offset hefty losses from its Vision Fund investment business. SoftBank said the gains from its Alibaba share sale amounted to 5.37 trillion yen ($38 billion). Those gains more than cancelled out Vision Fund’s investment...
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