at a news conference that followed the meeting, bank of japan governor shirakawa said pulling the economyut of deflation is important to achieve stable economic growth. >> translator: we will take appropriate policy measures such as support for financial institutions, to strengthen the foundation for economic growth. >>> japan's sony announced it will post its worst business results in history. the company will log its fourth consecutive loss in fiscal 2011. the electronicsmaker expects a record net loss of about $6.4 billion for the year that ended in march. that's far bigger than a loss of $2.7 billion it predicted in february. this is due to the poor performance of its u.s. subsidiaries. they include distributors of tvs and other digital devices as well as game machines and software products. it was reported on monday that the company plans to shed about 10,000 jobs worldwide this year. >>> new car sales in india have been slowing down due in part to rising fuel prices. the society of indian automobile manufacturers said domestic car sales during one year through march totaled a little