Companies
Ride-hailers squeeze SoftBank Vision Fund harder than WeWork
Transportation startups like Uber, Didi and Grab send tech investor falling
Consumer
Nikkei Markets
Asian equities decline as uncertainties resurface over US-China trade talks
Indian stocks fall after Moody's cuts nation's rating outlook to negative
Economy
Japan's household spending rose at a record 9.5% in September
Rush to beat October sales tax hike seen driving solid domestic demand
Consumer
China's pork void brings Impossible opportunities for mock meat
American plant-based purveyors prepare alternatives in wake of African swine fever
Banking & Finance
Japan's top banks suffer 1st combined income drop in three years
Lower profitability hits bottom lines at Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo and Mizuho
Business deals
Fujifilm and Xerox both claim win in face-saving compromise
$2.3bn Fuji Xerox deal leaves uncertainty in future partnership
Companies
Lyft costs Rakuten $950m in write-downs
US ride-hailer's stock slide slams Japanese e-commerce giant
Business deals
Fujifilm scraps bid to buy Xerox
Japanese company moves instead to make joint venture Fuji Xerox a subsidiary
Startups
SoftBank woes and Uber losses put pressure on Asian superapp Grab
Profit the new mantra at Singapore startup once promised 'unlimited support'
Technology
Toshiba to form IoT alliance with SoftBank, KDDI and others
Platform aims to spur innovation at Japanese companies struggling to keep up
