SoftBank billionaire Masayoshi Son to drop flamboyant earnings presentation

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5 min read . Updated: 08 Nov 2022, 06:58 PM IST The Wall Street Journal

SoftBank reported more than $35 billion in losses in the first half of the year, marking the first two consecutive quarters of losses at the company in 17 years (Photo: Reuters) — SoftBank reported more than $35 billion in losses in the first half of the year, marking the first two consecutive quarters of losses at the company in 17 years (Photo: Reuters)

Charts with flying unicorns and geese laying golden eggs are set to be replaced with a more sedate performance amid a plunge in tech valuations

Masayoshi Son, the billionaire boss of SoftBank Group Corp., has long presided over a quarterly earnings ritual of zany slide presentations. One included a goose laying multibillion-dollar golden eggs and another flock of unicorns flying upward along a chart of growth in artificial intelligence.