Open source advocates question Microsoft's commitment to using open document standards in the future.

A slump in the number of stamped letters sees Royal Mail's losses widen to £279m in the year to March.

The government will review the economic regulation of the UK's airport system amid calls for it to be shaken up.

BAA owning seven UK airports may not be good for airlines or passengers, the Competition Commission says.

Mining giant Alcoa sees earnings growth for the first three months of 2008 of less than 50% on last year.

The European Commission has fined US computer giant Microsoft for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour. We look at the issues behind the decision.

Six readers give us a flavour of what football means in their own countries.

A Spanish court has chipped away at the fragile pillar of media freedom in Europe, writes William Horsley.

How financier JP Morgan helped stem one of the original credit crunches in the US.

Prices of replica shirts were expected to fall after the OFT stopped price-fixing, but most shops have not cut prices at all.

The BBC's James Rodgers says recent claims of "sabre rattling" by Russia do not mean a return to the Cold War.

Are you finding it difficult to watch the English Premier League on television this season?

With a Conservative Party policy calling for the abolition of inheritance tax and a cut in "red tape", shadow chancellor George Osborne answers your questions on these and other issues.

The full text of a speech given by shadow chancellor George Osborne.

US regulators will hold an in-depth probe into Google's planned takeover of internet advertising firm Doubleclick.

Mexico's President Calderon vows to tackle the soaring price of tortillas, the flat corn bread which is a diet staple.

Why don't we feel more sorry for stressed sports stars?

BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on the EU's awkward relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the power Moscow projects through pipelines.

Seattle is home to two of the world's most successful entrepreneurs, but maintains populist streak.

The European Commission gives a strong hint that it wants to break down national barriers in the telecom sector.