SoftBank COO said to pull out of Saudi conference

SoftBank COO said to pull out of Saudi conference

SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

SoftBank Group Corp.’s Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Claure has pulled out a Saudi Arabia investment conference this week, according to a person familiar with the matter, marking another setback for the kingdom and its marquee gathering in the wake of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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