and lorenzo smaghi says greece needs more time. and japanese gdp shrinks for the first time since last year, the economics minister warning the country may already be in recession. still to come, best buy fires the latest shot in the global tablet wars. can the struggling chain flex its muscle against the dominant players apple, samsung and amazon. we put the retailer's devices to the test. >>> bond markets are closed state side. stocks are trading. slightly up start. the s&p and nasdaq down nearly 2.5% each. as far as european stocks ahead of the u.s. open, fairly mixed at the moment. cac 40 down 0.2%. bond yields lower in germany and the uk. slightly higher in spain and italy. spanish yelleds just under 5.9%. now, apple and htc have buried the hatchet, settled their outstanding patent litigation. the companies have signed a broad ten year licensing agreement. the deal comes after htc suffered severe legal set back backs including a ruling by the international trade commission that the iphone and ipad didn't infringe on its patent