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The article reports on the strong initial sales of the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, hitting 4.7 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release in North America and Great Britain on November 10, 2009. The first-day sales of the game, which retails for 60 dollars, amounted to 310 million dollars according to Activision Blizzard Inc. The different roles that players can take as they experience a realistic conflict from many perspectives is said to be part of the game's appeal.

The article reports on the aim of consumer-electronics manufacturer Sanyo Electric Co. to increase its flat-panel-television (TV) shipments in North America to four million units by the end of its fiscal year ending March 2011 according to Sanyo North America president Masami Murata. It notes that the firm supplies TV sets only to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., but Murata was also in discussions with other retailers like Costco Wholesale Corp. to offer its TV sets. Sanyo is trying to expand its business by focusing on environment- and energy-related products.

The article reports on the increase in market share of liquid crystal display (LCD)-television (TV) set maker Sharp Corp. in North America in the third-quarter of 2007. Report says fierce competition reshaped the U.S. market for TV sets in the July-September quarter as Sharp beat a low-price upstart to sell the most LCD TVs. Flat-panel-TV prices fell more than expected during the 2006 holiday season.