Ryanair may be forced to close Charleroi base Ryanair's low-cost base at Brussels Charleroi airport may be closed after a draft EU Commission report indicated that some of the airline's arrangements were unlawful.
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Wall Street was looking at another uncertain open with no further clues on the economy to give the market direction and as Microsoft prepared to answer EU competition charges.
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CURRENCIES Euro marches higher across the board A break above its recent trading range against the dollar helped the euro higher across the board on Wednesday amid talk of options-related buying overnight.
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In the dock
Microsoft set for Brussels showdown On Wednesday the software giant begins a three-day hearing in Brussels where it will answer the European Commission's antitrust charges and attempt to stop it from imposing a record fine. This will be a courtroom drama like few before. Nov 11 2003 | Read
The US was the first continental, capitalist, economy. The European Union is trying to become a second. Potentially, China dwarfs them both.
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Resource discoveries attract opportunists and it is not by such people that great businesses and disinterested governments are built.
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France, Germany, Italy and Spain all have pension systems that need restructuring and unions that oppose reforms, writes Tito Boeri, professor of economics at Bocconi University.
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High-tech gangsters who shoot on site The latest wave of attacks on online gambling sites, web retailers and internet payment systems follow similar bombardments of companies worldwide. 21:57 | Read
High stakes as grudge match hits consoles Larry Probst, the chairman and chief executive officer of Electronic Arts, has picked a fight with Microsoft that few other software industry executives would relish. 20:07 | Read