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epa01528644 (FILE) Picture dated 16 May 2007 showing a school student relaxing before a Sony flat screen TV at a showroom, in Tokyo, Japan. Sony Corp. announced 23 October 2008 it cut in half its profit outlook for the fiscal year to March 2009. The struggling electronics giant is hurt by a strong yen and the global economic slowdown as it makes more than 75 per cent of its revenue in overseas markets. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON