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Sony Corp.'s new Bravia TV series are shown in Tokyo in this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Sony slashed its annual earnings forecast Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, projecting its first net loss in 14 years on slumping sales, a strong yen and restructuring costs. The Japanese electronics and entertainment company expects to sink into a 150 billion yen ($1.7 billion) loss for the fiscal year through March, a reversal from 369.4 billion yen profit the previous year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)