Private equity markets in Europe have faced the same issue of private equity taxation with fiery debate and quiet lobbying. Read more..

By CARTER DOUGHERTY and JULIA WERDIGIER - The New York Times

Apple and AT&T defended a decision not to use a faster but more limited network for the phone’s wireless Internet connection. Read more..

By JOHN MARKOFF - The New York Times

Rodrigo de Rato will quit his post in October, two years before his term ends, citing “personal reasons.” Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

Reporters are protesting the expected sale of the newspaper’s parent, Dow Jones & Company, to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, and the fact that they do not have a contract. Read more..

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA - The New York Times

Customers eager to buy the cellphone had waited in long lines in front of Apple stores in New York and other cities. Read more..

By JEREMY W. PETERS - The New York Times

Wowed by the iPhone? Then buy Google, not Apple, argues a Wall Street analyst. Read more..

By SAUL HANSELL - The New York Times

The drugstore chain said that quarterly profit more than doubled, helped by lower costs for store closings and labor. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - The New York Times

James E. Cayne, Bear Stearns’ chief, has seen the firm’s carefully honed reputation suffer from the near collapse of two hedge funds. Read more..

By LANDON THOMAS Jr - The New York Times

By noon today outside the Apple Store at a pleasant outdoor mall in Corte Madera, 20 minutes north of San Francisco, a touch of line rage had already set in. When five big young guys sauntered up to the line where 90 of us had already been standing — some since 6 a.m. yesterday morning […] Read more..

By KATIE HAFNER - The New York Times

Economists argue over the impact of minimum-price retail agreements. We want to know: will prices still be deep discounted? Read more..

By DAMON DARLIN - The New York Times