The Nasdaq surged 3.5% Tuesday, its biggest gain in more than five years, as major tech stocks, including Google, RIM, Apple and Amazon, bounced back after four days of heavy selling.

  EU regulators opened a full-scale antitrust review of Google's proposed purchase of DoubleClick, citing concerns the Internet giant may amass too much control over the online-ad market.

  Yahoo settled a lawsuit brought by two Chinese journalists who were jailed after the company provided information about their online activities.

  Sirius and XM holders voted to approve the proposed merger of the satellite-radio rivals, but the deal still faces regulatory hurdles.

  Vodafone swung to a profit and upgraded its revenue and profit forecasts for 2008 amid strong growth in emerging markets.

  Microsoft said it will let customers engrave designs by contemporary artists on the back of its new Zune music players free of charge.

  Marvel is putting some of its older comics online, hoping to reintroduce young people to the X-Men and Fantastic Four by showcasing the original issues in which such characters appeared.

  A Silicon Valley start-up is claiming a breakthrough in producing simple semiconductors by using a printing process, a goal for many companies hoping to drive down the cost of electronic products.

  Corning boosted its fourth-quarter outlook just weeks after projecting weaker results. The company cited strong demand for glass used in LCD screens.

  Samsung Group is facing a bribery probe in South Korea after three government officials were named as alleged recipients.

  NEC Electronics' group net loss narrowed in its fiscal first half on strong sales of components for Nintendo's Wii game console and reduced product-development outlays.

  Ericsson expects its revenue in greater China to rise more than 10% this year and next on strong growth in mobile users and investment by service operators.