Some Retailers Rethink Role in Bangladesh

By STEVEN GREENHOUSE

The Walt Disney Company has ordered an end to production of branded merchandise in Bangladesh, and other retailers are considering similar moves.

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Protesters at a May Day rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh. They shouted for better working conditions in the nation’s garment factories.

Three of Rose Cha’s cellphones were stolen, but police told her there was little they could do.

Cellphone Thefts Grow, but the Industry Looks the Other Way

By BRIAN X. CHEN and MALIA WOLLAN

Police officials say the cellphone and handset industry has not done enough with technology to solve the theft problem.

DealBook

A Mortgage Agency Pick Is Likely to Cause Conflict

By PETER EAVIS and ANNIE LOWREY

Some Republicans were not happy with the president’s choice of Representative Melvin L. Watt, whose housing stance could draw scrutiny.

DealBook

Banks Ease Capital Cost of Loans to Brokers

By SUSANNE CRAIG

An arbitration case shows the different choices financial firms make about where to house virtually identical assets and how those decisions can reduce costs.

The crew of the Solar Impulse prepared the plane last week at Moffett Field in California. The craft can store power from the sun in its batteries and fly at night as well as day.

Cross-Country Solar Plane Expedition Set for Takeoff

By DIANE CARDWELL

The Solar Impulse, a plane with the wingspan of a 747, is the creation of a Swiss team working on fuel-free flight.

DealBook

Google to Invest in Lending Club

By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED

Lending Club plans to announce that Google led a $125 million deal to buy a stake in the company from existing investors.

Last June, Dr. Ora Botwinick examined Dahlia Arbella, 5, at North Portland Health Center.

Medicaid Access Increases Use of Care, Study Finds

By ANNIE LOWREY

New results from an Oregon study found that Medicaid coverage reduced the rate of depression and made low-income adults more financially secure, if not healthier.

Economix: What the Oregon Health Study Can’t Tell

Mobile Ads Help Propel Earnings at Facebook

By SOMINI SENGUPTA

Facebook reported that about 30 percent of its total advertising revenue came from mobile devices, a significant jump from the last quarter.

Insight & Analysis

State of the Art

A Camera Takes On the Phones

By DAVID POGUE

The Canon N emphasizes features that a smartphone can’t match and can transmit new photos to your phone for immediate sending or posting online.

Slide Show: Canon Powershot N

The Trade

Senators Sherrod Brown, left, and David Vitter are members of the Senate Banking Committee.

In Brown-Vitter Bill, a Banking Overhaul With Possible Teeth

By JESSE EISINGER

Senators Sherrod Brown and David Vitter introduced a bill that could be a barbaric yawp of anger at big banks or something with actual force.

App Smart

An interior design photo on the iPad edition of Houzz Interior Design Ideas.

Rearranging the Furniture, Minus the Aching Back

By KIT EATON

Before you move that grand piano or paint the wall crimson, see if you like how it looks.

Tool Kit

A Score or More of Languages in Your Pocket

By KATE MURPHY

Translation apps have improved because more people are using them, allowing the apps to make more accurate associations with sounds, text and meaning.

Advertising

The band Phoenix performed at the end of the CBS Interactive presentation on Wednesday.

Web Content Creators Focus on Spanish Speakers

By STUART ELLIOTT

CBS Interactive and Univision Communications are among the companies seeking advertising dollars from Madison Avenue.

Special Section

Business Travel

The business of business travel booms in emerging markets, road warriors share their travel debacles, and hotels and airlines try to keep up with demand for better technology.