While Ma's recent public appearance at a school in Hangzhou hinted at a potential return to public life, he has predominantly devoted his time to agricultural and educational projects.
The historic loss has placed Founder and CEO Masayoshi Son under intense scrutiny amid investors for his strategy of concentrating heavily on riskier, high-growth tech stocks
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