Mar. 20, 2009 (Investor's Business Daily) -- Boston Scientific (BSX), a medical device maker, said it will pay $50 mil to settle a dispute with an inventor who claimed the company's drug-coated stent infringed on his patent. It fell 2.7% to 7.56.

Charter Communications (CHTR), the struggling cable company, is in talks to give a large ownership stake to one of its biggest debt holders, Apollo Management, reports said.

Petrobras (PZE), the state-controlled Brazilian energy firm, will experience a reduction in oil output as workers begin a 5-day strike Mon., a labor union said. It fell 5%.