Visa has reported a net income of $1.03bn, or $1.49 diluted earnings per share, for the fiscal first quarter of 2012 ended 31 December 2011, compared to $884m, or $1.23 diluted earnings per share, for the same period in 2010. The total operating revenues for the fiscal first quarter of 2012 were $2.55bn, compared to [...]

Crude oil prices surged to the highest level in 17 months as growth in American jobs and service industries signaled that the economy is recovering from the worst recession since the 1930s. NYMEX crude oil prices for May 2010 delivery increased $1.75 to settle at $86.62, the highest closing price since 8 Oct 2008. The [...]

Chicago – Are you one of the estimated 30 million Americans unemployed or underemployed?  Are you worried about dwindling financial resources and watching every penny?  Do you need job seeking advice but cannot afford the high priced job search coaching services? You have a best friend in Martin Yate.   Full article…

Ugh. Estate of Parker is a new First District Appellate Court case, and it’s a real slog to get through. How old is this case? Old enough that it’s an appeal from a decision by Judge Malak, who’s been retired for quite some time now. How long is the opinion? 30(!) pages. (PDF is here.) [...]

This article belongs to the Global food crisis story arc. The global agriculture supply situation has worsened and a failure to boost food production fast enough to meet demand may lead to shortages, said investor Jim Rogers. “We’ve got to do something or we’re going to have no food at any price at times in [...]