Sony (SNE - News) and Samsung asked U.S. retailers to stop discounting TVs to help improve profitability as demand falls. Samsung's new program was started early this year and covers new models. Sony launched a similar policy in April that covers 120 models of TVs, audio players and tablets but excludes Vaio computers. In '11 TV shipments fell for the first time since '04. Sony sees TV sales declining 11% in the year ending in March. Sony shares fell 1.2%.
Global spot copper ore treatment and refining charges are rising because of a production stop at Sterlite copper smelter, Europe's biggest copper producer Aurubis said on Thursday. Global spot TC/RCs have ...











