SoftBank's second-quarter whiplashed by $8.9 billion loss in Vision Fund
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TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp reported its first quarterly loss in 14 years on Wednesday, with its giant Vision Fund suffering a 970 billion yen ($8.9 billion) loss on falling valuations of top tech bets such as WeWork and Uber.The depth of the loss cast doubt on founder Masayoshi Son's high-risk strategy of investing in cash-burning startups, as he is trying to raise a second massive investment fund.The Japanese investment powerhouse posted an operating loss of 704 billion yen ($6.5..