Toshiba, the Japanese electronics group, expects to lose Y110bn ($1.1bn) this year on its now-defunct HD-DVD business after conceding defeat to rival Sony in the battle to create a standard for high-definition discs. Toshiba said it would also take a Y45bn charge to account for the depreciation of obsolete manufacturing equipment and the scrapping of piled-up inventory. (Financial Times, AP)
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