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Technology News South Africa

Toshiba's Q3 splattered with red ink

Toshiba sank into the red in the third quarter and expects a loss for the full year as the global economic crisis sinks sales of digital products and home appliances.

The Tokyo-based electronics company Thursday reported a net loss of 121 billion yen (US$1.36 billion) for the October-December quarter, plummeting from the 80.5 billion yen ($896.5 million) profit it booked in the same period the year before.

Toshiba also posted an operating loss of 158 billion yen ($1.78 billion) from a 42.1 billion yen ($468.9 million) operating profit a year earlier, with sales declining 79% to 1.49 trillion yen ($16.72 billion).

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