As a result of this transaction, a non-cash impairment loss of approximately JPY 66 billion is expected to be incurred by Sony in the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, due to the reevaluation of its S-LCD shares.
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That is, as the disease progresses in the brain, those who have a greater "reserve" do not show symptoms of Alzheimer's -- memory loss and impairment of day-to-day functions -- as quickly.
Excluding one time impairment charges, the latest loss was 37 cents per share, while analysts were expecting a loss of 3 cents.
It can lead to vision loss, visual impairment and even blindness.
Barrick reported a fourth-quarter loss due to impairment charges.
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All three companies are also looking at whether their drugs work in a condition called mild cognitive impairment--mild memory loss that may or may not be a precursor to Alzheimer's or other dementia.
On January 19th Royal Bank of Scotland's shares collapsed as the British government raised its stake and the battered lender said it could report Britain's largest-ever corporate loss after an impairment charge on its takeover of ABN AMRO, a Dutch bank.
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Three had suffered from mild cognitive impairment - a more severe form of memory loss than that associated with ageing but less severe than Alzheimer's.
The loss was mainly due to an impairment charge of 3.1bn Swiss francs that UBS is taking to cover the cost of the changes to its investment bank.
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That loss is not counting a further goodwill impairment charge of an as-yet to be determined amount.
Staples rose 4% despite swinging to a third-quarter loss, largely due to a large impairment charge and double-digit drop in international sales.
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Rio Tinto's new CEO, Sam Walsh, said the miner will review investments and cut costs, after it notched its first annual loss following a drop in commodity prices and large impairment charges.
Adidas, the world's second largest sportswear maker, has reported a loss for the last three months of 2012, mainly owing to impairment charges relating to its Reebok brand.
Advanced Micro Devices reported a wider than expected loss after the closing bell Thursday, largely the result of a previously announced impairment charge related to its acquisition of ATI Technologies.
On Wednesday the New York-based media conglomerate said an impairment charge for its cable, publishing and AOL units would result in a fourth-quarter operating loss.
In a study published last year in the journal Cortex, Dr. Rankin and her colleagues studied the ability to detect sarcasm in 102 patients who had been diagnosed with four progressive diseases that lead to memory loss: frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy and vascular-cognitive impairment.
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