Sony Ericsson May Ask Parents For $1.3 Billion Bail-Out

At least, Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) isn’t asking the U.S. government for a bail-out. But analysts are suggesting today thatthe struggling handset maker may have to ask its parents Sony and Ericsson for a cash infusion that may reach as much as $1.3 billion by the end of the year, The Financial Times reports.

Despite efforts by Sony Ericsson to shed expenses, in the first quarter it lost