Analysts at Credit Suisse reckon that banks in Ireland may be especially profitable in coming years because competition has withered as a result of the crisis.

ECONOMIST: Europe��s banks are making money hand over fist. How odd

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - The most extensive drought in five decades has left corn plants withered and dying, and crop yields in the largest producing states will be much lower than experts have forecast, scouts said on Friday as they completed a U.S. Midwest crop tour.

MSN: Drought slashes Midwest corn crop