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Why are big corporations splitting up?

Nov 12, 2021
GE, Johnson & Johnson and Toshiba plan to divide their operations, saying the units will be more flexible, responsive and targeted.
Toshiba joined this week's parade of corporate breakups, which include Johnson & Johnson and General Electric.
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What's next for Japanese giant Toshiba?

Apr 11, 2017
Another day, another major Japanese conglomerate in financial trouble. This time, Toshiba. The company has announced it’s lost so much money, there’s “substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.” What’s next for the company and for Japanese mega corporations like it? Click the audio player above to hear the full […]

Toshiba is in survival mode after failed bet on nuclear energy

Feb 14, 2017
Toshiba, a fixture of Japan Inc. for more than a century, is in big trouble — to the tune of $6.3 billion. The company announced that whopping loss after the market closed in Tokyo today, and that may not be the worst yet. Some news reports say Toshiba might not survive in its current form. It is, […]

Toshiba is in survival mode after failed bet on nuclear energy

Feb 14, 2017
Toshiba, a fixture of Japan Inc. for more than a century, is in big trouble — to the tune of $6.3 billion. The company announced that whopping loss after the market closed in Tokyo today, and that may not be the worst yet. Some news reports say Toshiba might not survive in its current form. […]

Toshiba made a big bet on nuclear energy. It went bad.

Dec 27, 2016
The electronics company branched out into building nuclear power plants.

Hard working engineers waste their time building something no one will ever want

Jul 6, 2011
Toshiba announced a no-glasses-required 3D laptop called the Qosmio f750. It's designed for one person at a time to sit in front of it and watch...

Glasses-free 3D TV sales don't meet expectations of Toshiba

Feb 7, 2011
On the plus side, they easily surpass the expectations of anyone who has shocked that anyone would buy these things at all. Toshiba says it's sold...

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