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Microsoft’s Judgement Oveturned

A $1.53bn award against Microsoft, the biggest patent infringement judgment ever handed down by a jury, was thrown out by

Virgin escapes punishment for its part in price fixing, but both airlines to be sued in class actions by passengers

British Airways has been fined about Â£270m after it admitted collusion in fixing the prices of fuel surcharges. The US

Japanese game giant Nintendo has seen its quarterly profits rocket thanks to the popularity of its Wii game console. Nintendo’s

Confectionery and drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes has announced plans to cut 15% of its staff by the year 2011. The

Defence giant BAE Systems has agreed to buy US-based Armor Holdings in a deal worth in the region of $4.5bn

Virgin Atlantic has ordered 15 of Boeing’s fuel-efficient Dreamliner passenger jets – the largest European order to date of the

Internet search engine Google has seen quarterly profits soar by a massive 69%, beating expectations, boosted by strong advertising revenue.

Airbus on Wednesday confirmed controversial restructuring plans that will see 10,000 jobs go over the next four years across the

Eurotunnel, which runs the undersea rail link between Britain and France, has won a historic arbitration decision against both countriesâ€™