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WeWork files for bankruptcy

WeWork operates 777 co-working locations, such as this one in San Francisco, in 39 countries, with four sites in Thailand. The bankruptcy filing applies only to the United States and Canada. (Photo: Reuters)

NEW YORK – WeWork, the startup whose meteoric rise and fall reshaped the office market globally, sought US bankruptcy protection on Monday after its bets on companies using more of its office-sharing space soured.

The move represents an admission by SoftBank, the Japanese technology group that owns about 60% of WeWork and has invested billions of dollars in its turnaround, that the company cannot survive unless it…

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