To improve operations, the online grocer has created a real-time database to follow every step — and misstep — of each business day. Read more..

By JESSICA BRUDER - The New York Times

General Motors on Thursday reported a $1.3 billion second-quarter profit as it prepared to file for an initial public offering. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

G.M. is expected to report a second-quarter profit of $1 billion or more on Thursday, setting the stage for the long-awaited filing, which could come as soon as Friday. Read more..

By NICK BUNKLEY and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED - The New York Times

As economic recovery wavers in the United States, evidence is mounting that growth abroad is also slowing and may be unable to sustain the fragile rebound here. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

MetLife and Prudential Financial, the two biggest life insurers in the United States, are being investigated by the Georgia state regulator for earning investment income by retaining death benefits, Bloomberg News reported. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

A missing Send button on the e-mail toolbar, a laptop that shuts itself down and ways to weed out duplicate tunes in an iTunes library. Read more..

By J. D. BIERSDORFER - The New York Times

A transition at the top, for a successor chosen by General Motors’ board, was taken as a sign of the government’s shrinking role in the automaker. Read more..

By BILL VLASIC - The New York Times

As policy makers search for a resolution to the mortgage crisis, they need to recognize a critical aspect of the problem: today’s mortgages are designed for yesterday’s borrowers, writes Katherine V. W. Stone in an Op-Ed for the New York Times. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Wall Street bonuses are likely rise this year, despite regulatory pressure over compensation, as the financial sector recovers from recession faster than the broader American economy, according to a compensation consulting firm. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

The Federal Reserve policy committee said on Tuesday that the economy had slowed recently and was not expected to improve anytime soon. In an editorial, The New York Times looks at the markets’ response. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times