Credit card network Visa said quarterly earnings rose 41 percent as fee revenue from international transactions rose.

Starbucks said it posted its first quarterly net loss since it went public in 1992, as it booked charges related to closing stores and turning around its business.

Disney posted an 8.5 percent rise in quarterly profit as a result of a strong performance by its media networks.

Wall Street stocks pushed sharply higher for a second day as investors applauded more support from the Fed in helping financial firms work through the financial crisis.

United Airlines filed suit in federal court against its pilots’ union, asking it to stop pilots from engaging in slowdowns it said led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

Connecticut sued three leading credit rating firms, saying they gave artificially low ratings to cities and towns that cost taxpayers millions in higher interest payments.

Stocks on Wall Street remained in positive territory for a second day despite oil’s rise of more than $4 following a drop in gasoline inventories.

Small and midsize businesses that rely on driving to make money are adapting to a volatile energy landscape in different ways.

The move, which the F.D.A. is expected to announce on Wednesday, represents the first time the agency has ordered changes in a drug’s prescribing information.

The automaker said rising fuel prices and the economic downturn have slowed sales of trucks and sport utility vehicles.