Daring to Cut Off Amazon

By DAVID STREITFELD 4:16 PM ET

In February, the Educational Development Corporation said it would remove all its titles from Amazon, more evidence of the tumult over who gets to decide how much a book costs.

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Employees at the Educational Development Corporation in Tulsa, Okla., packed books for shipment.

For Americans Abroad, Taxes Just Got More Complicated

By DAVID JOLLY 3:33 PM ET

A new form requires taxpayers to provide detailed information on their overseas financial accounts, including income derived from them.

In Spain and Italy, Signs of a Lingering Crisis for Europe

By PAUL GEITNER 3:35 PM ET

A jump in borrowing costs last week for two countries with heavy debt loads provided a clear signal that the euro’s problems are far from solved.

At the Facebook Cafe in Baghdad, customers use the Internet. Fewer than 3 percent of Iraqi households are online.

Iraq Emerges From Isolation as Telecommunications Hub

By ERIC PFANNER 3:27 PM ET

A $500 million undersea cable connecting the country to the rest of the world is a first step in a plan to turn Iraq into a conduit for Internet traffic between East and West.

Cars for Google’s Street View project driving in Manhattan. The company is drawing fire over the effort.

Google Is Faulted for Impeding U.S. Inquiry on Data Collection

By DAVID STREITFELD

Federal regulators ordered a $25,000 fine on the search giant, saying it “deliberately impeded” an investigation into the sweeping up of personal data by cars being used to map streets.

At Sony's headquarters, a display was viewed in 3-D.

How the Tech Parade Passed Sony By

By HIROKO TABUCHI

Sony once wowed the world with the Walkman and the Trinitron TV. But its fortunes have taken a sharp turn amid disruptive new technologies and unforeseen rivals.

Chinese visitors during an after-hours tour of Bergdorf Goodman, which brought in Mandarin-speaking assistants for an event.

Luxury Stores Pull Out Mandarin Phrase Books to Make the Sale

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD

Chinese shoppers attracted by lower prices spend more on luxury products abroad than they do at home, and retailers are looking to cash in.

In the financial world, Muslims’ religious tenets are often tested. From left are Naiel Iqbal, who works for a hedge fund; Ali Akbar, of RBC Capital Markets; and Aisha Jukaku, a financial consultant.

Muslims on Wall Street, Bridging Two Traditions

By KEVIN ROOSE

A growing number of Muslims are trying to find their path through the rough-and-tumble world of finance — an environment that can often test their values and practices.

Increasingly in Europe, Suicides ‘by Economic Crisis’

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO and DOREEN CARVAJAL

In countries hardest hit by the downturn, including Ireland and Italy, small-business men and entrepreneurs are increasingly taking their own lives.

China Adjusts Currency Trading Rules

By KEITH BRADSHER

The Chinese government announced on Saturday that it would allow the renminbi to vary more in value against the dollar during each day’s trading.

Andrew Breitbart at the June 2011 news conference where Representative Anthony D. Weiner admitted to lying about sending suggestive photos.

The Provocateur

By DAVID CARR

The conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart died just as he was building his own mini-empire of conservative opinion and infotainment.

Times Topic: Breitbart, Andrew

Digital Domain

The Pair app, built for just two people.

Social Networks, Small and Smaller

By RANDALL STROSS

On Path, FamilyLeaf and Pair, users can post information without fear of sharing with the wrong people.

Prototype

Wendy Haldeman taught a breast-feeding class at the Pump Station and Nurtury, a resource center and baby products shop in Santa Monica, Calif.

Stores, and More, for Breast-Feeding Moms

By NICOLE LAPORTE

A small but growing niche of the baby-care industry offers not only the latest products, but also education and camaraderie.

From Real Estate

Buyer Confidence: Portent or Blip?

By VIVIAN S. TOY

Some signs, like bidding wars and more people at open houses, indicate that the New York City real estate market has turned the corner.

Where Do You Think the Market Is Headed?

Insight & Analysis

The Media Equation

Book Publishing’s Real Nemesis

By DAVID CARR 2 minutes ago

An antitrust suit may provide short-term price reductions on e-books, but once the competition is flattened, Amazon is likely to resume its monopolistic ways.

Disruptions

Innovation Isn’t Easy, Especially Midstream

By NICK BILTON

Why could a small start-up build Instagram, a photo app, and sell it for $1 billion while companies like Eastman Kodak, steeped in photography and the emotionalism of photography, could not? Culture got in the way.

Corner Office | Annette Catino

Annette Catino, president and C.E.O. of QualCare Inc., an alternative employer health insurance plan based in Piscataway, N.J., says business ties are built on the golf course, and that cooking a meal with other managers helps build a team.

Mixing Golf and Ravioli With Business

By ADAM BRYANT

Annette Catino of QualCare Inc. says that business ties are built on the golf course, and that cooking a meal with other managers helps build a team.

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Economic View

Competition Is Healthy for Governments, Too

By N. GREGORY MANKIW

Companies, as well as people, can vote with their feet if they don’t like the way their state or local government is treating them.

Fundamentally

Profits Have Stalled. Has the Market?

By PAUL J. LIM

The only real hope for additional stock gains this year, many investment strategists say, is expansion in the market’s price-to-earnings ratio.

News Analysis

Coming Soon: ‘Taxmageddon’

By DAVID LEONHARDT

After this year’s election, major tax increases and spending cuts will come into effect — unless a lame-duck Congress and President Obama can agree on an alternative.