SoftBank-backed WeWork doubles quarterly loss to $1.3b

SoftBank-backed WeWork doubles quarterly loss to $1.3b

Signage is displayed on glass doors at the WeWork Cos. 32nd Milestone co-working space in Gurugram, India, on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Photographer: Ruhani Kaur/Bloomberg

WeWork reported a net loss of $1.25 billion in the third quarter, eclipsing its sales and more than doubling its loss from the same period last year. The quarter coincided with a spending spree in anticipation of an initial public offering that veered off the rails, a combination of events that nearly brought the company down.

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