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In its first government complaint against a rival, Microsoft has accused Google of antitrust behavior in Europe. The European Commission is investigating the search giant after smaller websites alleged that Google was unfairly burying them in search results.

World markets got a boost this week from Japan's pledge to help overly indebted EU nations. What's behind Japan's move? Sure, the spirit of global cooperation is part of it. But much more significant is Tokyo's need to keep pace with Beijing in the influence game.

Microsoft's Internet Explorer is the most popular Web browser by far in North America, but in Europe, it has just been overthrown by Mozilla's Firefox. The coup illustrates the rapid growth of Google's Chrome browser, which has been eating away at Microsoft's market share.

As the ash cloud from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano clears, travel and tourism businesses on both sides of the Atlantic are tallying the cost. Find out how the massive aviation disruption has affected those industries.