VIZIO and Competitors Reach Business Resolution, MPEG-2 Patent Lawsuit Dismissed (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
VIZIO, the fastest growing brand of flat panel HDTV's in North America, announced today that it has entered into a business resolution settling a patent infringement lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Man guilty in Hawaiian Airlines bankruptcy fraud case (BizJournals)
A California man who once offered to buy Hawaiian Airlines out of bankruptcy but didn’t actually have any money has been convicted on fraud charges in federal court.
C.A.R. Reports Entry-Level Housing Affordability More Than Doubles in Third Quarter (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LOS ANGELES----The percentage of households that could afford to buy an entry-level home in California stood at 53 percent in the third quarter of 2008, compared with 24 percent for the same period a year ago, according to a report released today by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
Wal-Mart Holds the Key to Holiday Success for Dell (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Move over Best Buy. Wal-Mart will determine the fortunes of Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. this holiday season. The number of consumers planning to shop for electronics at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. rose 50 percent from a year ago, according to a survey this month by ChangeWave , a market researcher in Rockville, Maryland.
BEFORE THE BELL: -2: US HOT STOCKS TO WATCH (INO News)
Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Wednesday's session are Best Buy Co. (BBY), MGM Mirage (MGM) and Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. (PSUN).
