Sony shock again? Slump may mean operating loss

January 13, 2009 By YURI KAGEYAMA , AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Sony is sinking into its first yearly operating loss in 14 years as sales for digital cameras, flat-panel TVs and other gadgets took a hammering from the global recession and a soaring yen, analysts said Tuesday.

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