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SoftBank's first quarterly loss in 14 years is putting a spotlight on founder Masayoshi Son's high-risk approach of investing in cash-burning startups, as he attempts to raise a second giant investment fund. Recording an operating loss of ¥704B ($6.46B) in the third quarter, SoftBank marked down the total value of WeWork's (WE) equity to $7.8B, a major write-off given the office-sharing company was valued at $47B before its