Sweden tops first global Web Index (2:40)

Sept. 5 - Sweden is the most effective at using the Internet to improve people's lives, ahead of the United States and Britain, according to a global survey launched by Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. Matt Cowan reports.

Massive solar flare delivers Earth a glancing blow (0:58)

Sep. 5 - NASA's orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has recorded more spectacular activity in the Sun's atmosphere, with a solar flare whipping half a million miles into space, and sending a cloud of electrically charged particles in Earth's direction. Rob Muir has more.

Which Countries Are Losing Their Competitive Edge?

Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Erik Schatzker reports on the Global Competitiveness Index. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers." (Source: Bloomberg)