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    Toyota Expects First Operating Loss Since 1941

    For the first time in 70 years, Toyota expects to post losses.  Last year, it made $28 billion, but this year the company predicts a negative outcome of $1.7 billion.  Based in Detroit, David Kiley is senior correspondent for BusinessWeek magazine.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    For the first time in 70 years, Toyota expects to post losses. Last year, it made $28 billion, but this year the company predicts a negative outcome of $1.7 billion. Based in Detroit, David Kiley is senior correspondent for BusinessWeek magazine.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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    1 of 3
    Preserving Wall Street, the Auto Industry and the Income Gap
    1. 1:49Toyota Expects First Operating Loss Since 1941You’re reading this
    2. 7:47Preserving Wall Street, the Auto Industry and the Income Gap
    3. 45:24National Archives Addresses Retrieval of White House E-mails
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