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WeWork
Some big companies seek breaks on rent
May 19, 2020
Commercial leases are typically hard to break, but many landlords are willing to defer or discount rent right now
Will COVID-19 be the death of coworking spaces?
Apr 3, 2020
“The coworking model hasn’t been around to witness an economic shock,” one analyst said.
The year in the tech economy
by
Molly Wood
Dec 30, 2019
That was challenging. Now for tech's next act...
More and more workers are taking advantage of informal activism
Nov 8, 2019
What's happening at WeWork is the latest example of informal organizing by workers.
SoftBank isn't a bank. So what is it?
by
Jack Stewart
Oct 23, 2019
SoftBank’s Vision Fund is a major Silicon Valley investor that plows huge sums into startups — some more successful than others.
WeWork strikes a deal to save itself
by
Bennett Purser
and Kai Ryssdal
Oct 22, 2019
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank will take control, ousting co-founder Adam Neumann.
The IPO industrial complex is starting to get worried
by
Justin Ho
Oct 2, 2019
In the wake of big-name flops, companies are canceling and putting off their own IPOs. That has real consequences for the industries that rely on companies going public.
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WeWork's investors hold a lot of leverage over its founder's future
by
Justin Ho
Sep 23, 2019
WeWork is reportedly in a fight with its biggest investor over whether its co-founder should step down as CEO.
Investor skepticism prompts WeWork to postpone its IPO
by
Justin Ho
Sep 17, 2019
Still, 2019 has been a good year so far for newly minted public companies.
Ahead of IPO, WeWork reportedly slashes its valuation
by
Amy Scott
Sep 5, 2019
So why go public now?