Toshiba lowers profit forecast amid higher prices, chip shortages

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Toshiba expects its key industrial customers to post lower operating figures and cut capital investment due to the pandemic and chip shortages. © Reuters

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

TOKYO -- Toshiba on Monday lowered its profit forecast for the year ending March, as its businesses -- which range from the production of automotive batteries to railway systems -- face rising commodity prices and shortages of semiconductors.

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