Amazon.com and its damaging Internet tax-avoidance strategy (Seattle Times) - As more commerce is transacted through tax-avoiding Internet conglomerates such as Amazon.com, the gap between taxes owed and taxes paid could grow, state and local government deficits could explode, forcing ever deeper cuts to public services.

Will New Financial Bill Satisfy Democratic Critics? (New York Times) - Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, could face stiff opposition from some vocal members of his own party if his revised bill on financial regulation does not go far enough to curb the problem of banks that are too big to fail.

Sen’s “The Japanese Wife” To Release April 9 (Scoop.co.nz) - Much-discussed film “The Japanese Wife”, directed by National Award winner Aparna Sen (Mr. and Mrs. Iyer), 64, will be released on April nine, according to reports.

Warriors in the workplace (CNN Money) - John Suh wanted to make a good impression on his new mentor. Before their first meeting last November, the 26-year-old former Army officer came up with a clear outline for what he hoped to get out of the relationship and rehearsed what he would say when the time came. "I went in there with a plan," says Suh. "I knew this was an incredible chance to expand my network. It's not like I have any ...

Media Without Margins: Work locally, partner globally (Eureka Times-Standard) - As with the Olympics or auto manufacturing, the movie industry has historically been linked to patriotism, homeland pride and competition between countries.

Western Lithium (Stock World) - 1. Western Lithium was haltet Ihr von dieser Aktie? 2. leuchtet die im Dunkeln?

Amazon shuts out Colorado affiliates for collecting sales tax (Salon.com) - Online retailer sends message to states seeking to make up millions in lost tax revenue

IMF Staff See ‘Positive’ Medium-Term Outlook in Gulf Economies (Bloomberg) - March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Persian Gulf economies probably will grow at a stronger pace this year than more developed countries, Middle East experts at the International Monetary Fund wrote in the March issue of the fund’s “Finance and Development” magazine.

Column: Against Tide, but at what cost to Rin? (Express India) - An audacious advertisement campaign for Rin started by Hindustan Unilever Limited, by pitching and comparing it...

IIM-L sees return of financial sector, IT firms (Express India) - With the shroud of recession lifting, the market is once again flush with jobs. This was proved by the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow.