Microsoft tops forecast and raises outlook
Microsoft may be struggling to buy Yahoo, but the giant software maker's current business is humming along smoothly.

2 setbacks for Deutsche Telekom
The telecommunications company lost a legal bid to block competitors from gaining low-cost access to its fiber optic network, and faced a separate antitrust inquiry.

France to require apartments to come wired
The government will seek to make fiber-optic cabling a requirement for all construction projects of 25 or more apartments.

Axel Springer to focus on Web
The biggest newspaper publisher in Europe said it would also develop its international holdings as it looks to rebound from its failed acquisition of Pin.

U.S. teens earn :( in writing
A study finds that informalities like emoticons are creeping into the writing of those born digital.

Apple's sales defy U.S. economic downturn
Signs of a consumer slowdown abound in the United States but Apple customers appear not to have noticed.
- Amazon's earnings beat expectations

James Brown's estate sues Morgan Stanley
The estate's guardians are accusing the investment bank of failing to prevent the estate's previous manager, David Cannon, from draining millions of dollars held for Brown at the bank.

How-to video: From Jane Fonda to the Net
Do-it-yourself tips, self-help, cooking and beauty tips, sports and musical instruction are all available in a smorgasbord that offers the serious alongside the satirical.

Microsoft threatens to drop Yahoo bid
"We think the best way to move forward quickly is to come together with Yahoo," Steve Ballmer, the Microsoft chief executive, said. "Hopefully that works. But if it doesn't, we go forward."
- Yahoo profit tops expectations
- In Microsoft's Yahoo bid, a question of retention bonuses
- Google earnings defy economic downturn

What awaits the iPhone in Europe?
Sales of the Apple device have not been as robust on the Continent, leading some to suggest that the company needs a strategy change.

Alone together: Technology lets business partners deal with distance
But even in the best long-distance arrangements, an old-fashioned in-person meeting now and then seems to re-ignite the spark.

Galileo wins €2.4 billion bailout
The €4.5 billion satellite program had been on the verge of collapse after companies, led by European Aeronautic Defense & Space and Alcatel-Lucent, balked at sharing the costs.