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Sony cuts outlook on film unit writedown, profit decline

  Bloomberg Sony Corp.’s struggling movie division is weighing on the rest of the company, even as the PlayStation is booming and semiconductors show signs of a rebound. The electronics and entertainment company cut its full-year profit forecast a second time in three months after posting quarterly earnings that missed estimates, following a 112 billion yen ($1 billion) charge against ...

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India’s sugar output shrinks as drought curbs cane supply

  Bloomberg Sugar output in the world’s second-biggest producer may shrink further as mills in some states shut early after drought curbed cane supply. Production in the year that began Oct. 1 is set to total 20.4 million metric tons, according to the median estimate of six traders and analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. That’s the lowest in seven years and ...

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Facebook loses $500mn VR headset verdict

Bloomberg The virtual reality headset maker that Facebook Inc. bought in 2014 for $2 billion used stolen computer code, a jury said in awarding $500 million to ZeniMax Media Inc. The case was over the Oculus Rift, the device that has put the social media giant at the forefront of the virtual reality boom. The verdict in Dallas federal court ...

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