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Nature 444, 17 (2 November 2006) | doi:10.1038/444017a; Published online 1 November 2006

In brief

Sony announced operating losses for the second quarter as the consumer electronics giant began to absorb the cost of recalling several million of its lithium-ion batteries. The company announced an operating loss of ¥21 billion (US$178 million) for the quarter ending 30 September, after taking a ¥51.