SoftBank Project Fee Slashed By Over 90% Amid Uncertainty Over $550 Billion US-Japan Trade Deal: Report

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SoftBank was originally slated to earn fees from building and operating a $33 billion gas-fired power plant in Ohio. The project marks the first outcome of a trade deal in which Japan secured tariff ...

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