Sentence	Sentiment	Title	Url	Date
The launch leverages SoftBanks long experience in bringing overseas technology to Japan but reflects the shift away from CEO Masayoshi Sons earlier focus on humanoid robots	Positive	TOKYO SoftBanks robotics arm said on Monday it will bring a food service robot developed by Californiabased Bear Robotics to Japan as restaurants grapple with labour shortages and seek to ensure social distancing during the COVID19 pandemic	http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-robotics/softbank-brings-food-service-robot-to-labour-strapped-japan-idUSKBN26J0B8	2020-09-28
The business has turned moneylosing under Sons watch with losses deepening in the AprilJune quarter	Negative	TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp has broken with tradition by not disclosing operating profit in its earnings report saying it was not as a measure of investment performance and instead pointed to a Vision Fund gain of	http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-softbank-group-results/softbank-drops-operating-profit-measure-points-to-first-quarter-vision-fund-gains-idUSKCN2570PK	2020-08-11
Moreover the troubles have left Sons plans to raise a second megafund in tatters	Neutral	SoftBank Group Corp	http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-vision-fund-focus/for-softbanks-son-coronavirus-turns-vision-to-illusion-idUSKCN2250B3	2020-04-23
Fund backers and SoftBank stakeholders including U.S. activist investor Elliott Management have called for a committee on the board to oversee Sons big investments the people said	Positive	SoftBank Group Corp	http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-vision-fund-focus/for-softbanks-son-coronavirus-turns-vision-to-illusion-idUSKCN2250B3	2020-04-23
Thats a wakeup call that investors are really Boodry said overriding Sons previous reticence to slim the portfolio	Neutral	TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp	http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-softbank-group-buyback/softbank-plans-41-billion-of-asset-sales-to-expand-buyback-and-cut-debt-idUSKBN21A0F2	2020-03-24
Its plans to fund the initial 500 billion yen buyback with debt was received negatively by analysts and investors who were concerned by Sons willingness to leverage the company	Negative	TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp	http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-buyback/softbank-to-raise-41-billion-to-expand-share-buyback-cut-debt-idUSKBN21A0F2	2020-03-23
Thats a wakeup call that investors are really Boodry said overriding Sons previous reticence to sell down his portfolio	Neutral	TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp	http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-buyback/softbank-to-raise-41-billion-to-expand-share-buyback-cut-debt-idUSKBN21A0F2	2020-03-23

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The launch leverages SoftBanks long experience in bringing overseas technology to Japan but reflects the shift away from CEO Masayoshi Sons earlier focus on humanoid robots

Positive

TOKYO SoftBanks robotics arm said on Monday it will bring a food service robot developed by Californiabased Bear Robotics to Japan as restaurants grapple with labour shortages and seek to ensure social distancing during the COVID19 pandemic

http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-robotics/softbank-brings-food-service-robot-to-labour-strapped-japan-idUSKBN26J0B8

2020-09-28

The business has turned moneylosing under Sons watch with losses deepening in the AprilJune quarter

Negative

TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp has broken with tradition by not disclosing operating profit in its earnings report saying it was not as a measure of investment performance and instead pointed to a Vision Fund gain of

http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-softbank-group-results/softbank-drops-operating-profit-measure-points-to-first-quarter-vision-fund-gains-idUSKCN2570PK

2020-08-11

Moreover the troubles have left Sons plans to raise a second megafund in tatters

Neutral

SoftBank Group Corp

http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-vision-fund-focus/for-softbanks-son-coronavirus-turns-vision-to-illusion-idUSKCN2250B3

2020-04-23

Fund backers and SoftBank stakeholders including U.S. activist investor Elliott Management have called for a committee on the board to oversee Sons big investments the people said

Positive

SoftBank Group Corp

http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-vision-fund-focus/for-softbanks-son-coronavirus-turns-vision-to-illusion-idUSKCN2250B3

2020-04-23

Thats a wakeup call that investors are really Boodry said overriding Sons previous reticence to slim the portfolio

Neutral

TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp

http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-softbank-group-buyback/softbank-plans-41-billion-of-asset-sales-to-expand-buyback-and-cut-debt-idUSKBN21A0F2

2020-03-24

Its plans to fund the initial 500 billion yen buyback with debt was received negatively by analysts and investors who were concerned by Sons willingness to leverage the company

Negative

TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp

http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-buyback/softbank-to-raise-41-billion-to-expand-share-buyback-cut-debt-idUSKBN21A0F2

2020-03-23

Thats a wakeup call that investors are really Boodry said overriding Sons previous reticence to sell down his portfolio

Neutral

TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp

http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-buyback/softbank-to-raise-41-billion-to-expand-share-buyback-cut-debt-idUSKBN21A0F2

2020-03-23