AP - Hold the phone on that Motorola comeback story. The cell-phone maker's attempted recovery from a late 2006 setback was dealt a severe blow Wednesday when the company warned that sales and profits have weakened further and it will post a first-quarter loss.

Reuters - The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday it had launched a tendering process for mainland China for the sale of internet and mobile phone platform rights for next year's Beijing Olympics.

Reuters - Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. (0013.HK) and Cheung Kong (Holdings) (0001.HK), Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's twin flagships, posted higher earnings for 2006 on narrowing third-generation telecoms losses and stuck to profitability targets for the long-maligned 3G business.

AFP - European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes expressed concern on Thursday that US software giant Microsoft was gaining market share, even while failing to comply with an anti-trust ruling.