European shares fall on Fed move; banks weigh

European shares fell on Friday, snapping a four-day winning streak, after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised an emergency lending rate, with banks among the worst performers. By 0940 GMT, the pan-European FTSEurofirst

Microsoft steps up search assault on Google

Microsoft Corp's assault on search engine leader Google Inc took a major step forward on Thursday as U.S. and European regulators cleared the software company's search partnership with Yahoo Inc. The 10-year