toshiba is also negotiating with a u.s. maker of geothermal power generators hoping to conclude a technology alliance. >>> now let's take a look at the latest market figures. >>> now sports. only two men had a chance to win the sumo tournament on the final day. hakuho at 13-1 was in first place. toshinochi was behind him at 12-2. here's how it all played out on sunday. first tochinoshin, was in a must-win situation to force a playoff with hakuho. in order to do so, he'd have to beat the one who handed hahuko his only lost. explodes into tocinoshin. he fiercely attacks. never allows tochinoshin to get his go-to weapon, the left and outside grip. that is the difference. drives tochinoshin out of the ring and destroys his hopes of winning a championship. with his 19th championship already in his hands, it's just icing on the cake. he's facing kaio, an underdog who would willing to knock off the top dog. runs short of intensity. kaio gets his lethal weapon, right hand outside grip and takes control. the veteran lowers his postu

toshiba said on thursday that it has agreed to buy all shares of the company for $2.3 billion. the swiss-based firm is a leading global maker of cutting-edge meters generally called smart meters which is a key component of the smart grid. the meters provide electricity consumption data to help power saving at homes. they also keep track of electricity supply to utility firms by solar power generated at households. observers say toshiba's rivals are likely to follow suit as the global market embraces the smart grid technology. also, following the march 11th disaster, japanese businesses and households are becoming more conscious of energy saving. >>> separately, japan's pharmaceutical says it will acquire a drugmaker based again in switzerland. the deal is worth 9.6 billion euros, that's about $13.6 billion. >> translator: i believe that our firm will grow strongly by easing nikomed's powerful business base. >> takeda, the largest drugmaker in japan, said the deal marks the thifrd biggest purchase by japanese company. it sold products including medication for lung ailments in eu

. >>> toshiba is trying to acquire a swiss maker which has operations in 30 countries and annual sales worth about $1.3 million. they make so-called smart meters that can help reduce household power conassumption. the -- consumption. the meters keep track of energy use. given the growing demand for the meters, the sale price is expected to reach as much as $2 billion. sources say toshiba is aiming to become a leader in the field amid rising interest in smart grids around the world. concerns over power shortages in japan following the march 11 disaster may also be a factor. >>> a u.s. credit rating agency has downgraded greek debt by another two notches on concerns over the european nation's ability to turn around its fiscal health as planned. on monday, standard & poor's cut the rating of greek government bonds to a single b, two levels below the previous assessment of bb minus, considered below investment grade. as a reason for the downgrade, s&p cited greece will likely need a waiver on more than half its debt, and added that major euro zone countries may ask even private holders of

toshiba may be unable to meet its sales target in the nuclear power business on time, this is due to expected delays in the construction of new nuclear plants worldwide. the electronics giant had aimed to clinch orders for 39 plants across the globe and generate about $12 billion in sales by fiscal 2015, but the maker says it will likely need a few more years to meet the goals. the revision comes as the accident at the fukushima daiichi plant has prompted many countries to review their nuclear safety standards. toshiba says while it will continue with its nuclear power operations, it will boost its business in sustainable energy. the firm plans to enter the wind power generation market. it has also raised its sales target for next generation smart grids by nearly 30% to $11 billion. >>> toyota motor plans to raise its domestic output next month to 90% of the pre-disaster level, as its supply chains have been largely restored. sources say the japanese automaker will bring forward its production recovery timetable, and increase daily output to 11,000 units. toyota's output is now aroun

sony, toshiba and hitachi. here's how the market ended. the nikkei, as you see, down just a fraction. australia after being one of the best performers around the region yesterday, now one of the worst performers down to about half a percent. nina? >>. >>> well, andrew, markets in europe have been open for about 20 minutes. let's look at how that's affecting things particularly on the ftse 100. do remember that banking stocks and energy stocks like bp are weighty components. they're currently leading the charge by seven-tenth of 1.0%. we've had about five days worth of heavy losses before that. for the moment, things quite positive. >> yeah, i know. as opposed to the u.s. which has been volatile, it did finish on a better note today. linkedin's oak nomic report. we've got more on that. the indices up by between a fifth and a third of one percent. >>> well, the japanese economy is still reeling from the earthquake in tsunami that hit it on march 11, and now the owner of the crippled fukushima daiichi plant has revealed how much money it's lo

and that that helps gets sony and panasonic and toshiba excited because it gives them more things to a lot of times they'll come up with an idea-- we'll take 3-d for an example-- and it's very hard to sell because there's not a lot of content in 3-d, but once it's on internet, it's easier to update. >> rose: are we going to see 3-d without glasses? >> yes, 3-d without glasses and the way it works is you have to sit in particular places around the room. it's a little tricky. >> rose: you mean throughout the movie? >> no, no, each place in the room-- if you move a foot to the right or the left, you get a blurry picture but if you move a foot to the left of you get a clear 3-d picture. it's very interesting technology. but it's getting better and better and better without glasses. >> rose: in the world you live in, who is shaping the future? >> oh, i would say in silicon valley, it's so broad. facebook is doing amazing work, twitter is, google, microsoft. >> rose: do you think all of those people will be delivering content? >> oh, i would say when you say "my world" i think of that as t