Articles tagged with growing
Fri, May 18, 2012
Chinese entities world's biggest economic spies-Pentagon
By Paul Eckert and Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Friday it believes China spent up to $180 billion on its military ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Boeing CEO: Demand for commercial planes growing
(Reuters) - Global airlines are fundamentally healthy, and demand for new airplanes is growing, Boeing Co
The ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Analysis: Honduras coffee boom feels growing pains
By Gustavo Palencia
MARCALA, Honduras (Reuters) - In the small town of Marcala in the western mountains of Honduras, farmers are harvesting more coffee than ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Growing Up Beastie: Remembering Adam Yauch
By Aly Semigran, Hollywood.com Staff
For a generation of music fans, The Beastie Boys didn't just open a door, they blew it ...
Sun, May 06, 2012
Growing Up Beastie: Remembering Adam Yauch
By Aly Semigran, Hollywood.com Staff
For a generation of music fans, The Beastie Boys didn't just open a door, they blew it ...
Sat, May 05, 2012
Growing Up Beastie: Remembering Adam Yauch
By Aly Semigran, Hollywood.com Staff
For a generation of music fans, The Beastie Boys didn't just open a door, they blew it ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Growing Up Beastie: Remembering Adam Yauch
By Aly Semigran, Hollywood.com Staff
For a generation of music fans, The Beastie Boys didn't just open a door, they blew it ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Little Big Town Share Memories of Growing up on the Water; "Pontoon" Hits the Airwaves
Little Big Town 's new single, "Pontoon," hits the airwaves Monday celebrating the joys of hitting the water this spring and summer. Growing up ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Black & Veatch sees growing U.S. water system needs
By Matt Daily
(Reuters) - Engineering and construction group Black & Veatch is looking for new investors to help U.S. towns find cash to fix their water supply systems, the head of the company said on Wednesday.
Many of those municipalities have seen their tax revenues shrink in recent years, forcing them to delay upgrades to aging water delivery and waste water systems, Len Rodman, the chief executive and chairman of the privately held company told Reuters in an interview.
"We've got probably a trillion dollar need out there," Rodman said.
The company, which also builds electricity projects, telecoms infrastructure and provides construction services to governments, had expected its water business to surge in the past few years, but found the economic downturn hurt the market.
"Energy, telecoms and (government) are all growing, but the water business is really pretty flat, not that the needs are not there. The needs are piling up," Rodman said.
Growing concerns about water security and regulatory pressure for improved water quality are pressuring cities and towns to improve the infrastructure.
But few politicians are willing to approve rate hikes on residents to pay for upgrades, he said, or to sell the utilities to private investors.
An estimated $200 billion in investor money could be available for the projects, he said, which would likely earn returns in the high single digits.
Black & Veatch is hoping to attract investments from pension funds and others to help pay for the work without taking ownership of the water utilities.
"We're working with some people to look at some other models that might provide assurance for the investors of this longer-term payment, but not necessarily have ownership of the asset," Rodman said.
(Reporting By Matt Daily; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz)
Wed, April 11, 2012
Energy costs raise concerns on growing economy: Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy kept growing moderately in the late winter months but rising prices for gasoline and other energy products were ...
Sun, April 08, 2012
Support for peace talks growing, Afghan diplomat says
By Rob Taylor
KABUL (Reuters) - Support is building among Afghanistan's regional neighbors for a comprehensive peace process with the Taliban, but Pakistan's ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Growing unease at mixing politics with prayer
By Stephanie Simon
(Reuters) - Americans are increasingly uneasy with the mingling of religion and politics, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Pew ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Concern growing over synthetic marijuana
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Three U.S. teenagers ended up in the emergency department with altered mental states and seriously elevated ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Hunter Hayes Turns "Bored" Childhood into a Growing Country Career
Newcomer Hunter Hayes shared the stage with country legends like Hank Williams, Jr. and Charlie Daniels long before he scored a country hit with ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Anti-government, hate groups growing: report
By Colleen Jenkins
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - The number of hate and anti-government groups in the United States continued to rise last year, fueled ...
Thu, February 16, 2012
Medicare expenses growing faster for obese seniors: study
By Kerry Grens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Medicare is spending more money every year per person, and each obese beneficiary tacks on an extra ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
U.S. eyes growing global cooperation on satellites
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, in a review of future satellite needs, is examining opportunities to increase international collaboration and orders ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Phelps growing in confidence as London looms
By Julian Linden
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The clock is starting to tick faster for Michael Phelps. The London Olympics are drawing closer and the ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Yum profit up as China keeps growing
By Lisa Baertlein
(Reuters) - KFC parent Yum Brands Inc
Mon, February 06, 2012
Eyeing greener acres, new farmers reap growing U.S. aid
By Carey Gillam
HALLSVILLE, Missouri (Reuters) - Dan Pugh wishes he had a bigger tractor and his wife Laura worries about their chickens in the ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
Analysis: Single-cup coffee sales seen growing
By Martinne Geller and Mihir Dalal
NEW YORK/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Sara Lee Corp Executive Chairman Jan Bennink thinks it is time for his company ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Geithner presses Europe to increase crisis firewall
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed Europe on Friday to boost its bailout fund resources, citing the euro zone debt ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Digital lockers a growing piracy concern
By Joseph Menn
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Digital storage services like Megaupload, which was accused of criminal copyright violations on Thursday, play a small but ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Growing wealth divide puts globalization at risk
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - A backlash against rising inequality -- evident from the Occupy movement to the Arab Spring -- risks derailing the advance of ...
Wed, December 07, 2011
Biological Weapons Threat is Growing, Secretary of State Clinton Warns
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States called on Wednesday for closer international cooperation to prevent terrorist groups from developing or using biological weapons, a threat ...
Wed, December 07, 2011
Biological weapons threat is growing, U.S. warns
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States called on Wednesday for closer international cooperation to prevent terrorist groups from developing or using biological weapons, a threat ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
New U.N. climate deal struck, critics say gains modest
By Nina Chestney and Jon Herskovitz
DURBAN (Reuters) - Countries from around the globe agreed on Sunday to forge a new deal forcing all the ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
219-pound boy shows growing problem of extreme obesity
By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The case of a 219-pound 8-year-old boy taken from his mother for health reasons spotlights a problem that has ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Panetta: Israel must get to the "damn" peace table
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Israel on Friday to get back to the "damn" negotiating table with Palestinians and ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Pot Growing Operation Busted
UNDATED (KDAL) - Several law enforcement agencies including the Carlton and Pine County Sheriff's Departments, the Minnesota State Patrol and the Ramsey County Drug ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
Global cloud data traffic growing rapidly: Cisco
(Reuters) - Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc said global cloud data traffic will grow at a compound annual rate of 66 percent between 2010 ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Consumer sentiment up, trade gap narrows
By Richard Leong
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An index of consumer sentiment rose to its highest in six months in early December and the trade ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Arab League rebuffs Syria on monitors
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Sunday it had rebuffed a request by Damascus to amend plans for a ...
Wed, November 02, 2011
U.S. tries "hip hop" diplomacy in Pakistan
By Chris Allbritton
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Considered by many Pakistanis to be public enemy number one, the United States on Monday turned to the musical ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
S&P and Fitch cut NZ rating on external debt worry
By Mantik Kusjanto
WELLINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Zealand suffered two ratings downgrades within hours on Friday when Standard & Poor's and Fitch cut the country's ranking by one notch over concerns about its growing foreign debt.
Fitch moved first, marking New Zealand's first downgrade in 13 years and sparking a sharp slide in the New Zealand dollar.
Although bond yields are near record lows, the higher risk rating will add to funding costs and could delay when the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) resumes raising rates, analysts said.
"It is likely to delay any official moves from the RBNZ and the risks are certainly becoming even more skewed toward a later start than our March expectations," Goldman Sachs economist Philip Borkin said.
S&P and Fitch cut New Zealand's sovereign rating to double A from double A-plus, a level on par with Kuwait and Abu Dhabi. The rating is lower than Australia's triple A rating but above Japan's double A-minus.
Both agencies classified the outlook for New Zealand as "stable."
New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English blamed the downgrades in part on sensitivity over the euro zone's debt crisis, saying the government was cutting spending to get back to budget surplus by the 2014/15 fiscal year.
"The timing is a little bit surprising given that New Zealand has made key progress in improving its imbalances, it's the outlook where you cannot disagree with them," Borkin said.
New Zealand's current account deficit narrowed to 3.7 percent of GDP in June from as high as 8.9 percent at the end of 2008.
Foreign debt has fallen to 70 percent of GDP from 84.6 percent in March 2009, which compares to 60 percent in Australia.
But both ratings agencies said they expected external debt to grow. Fitch, which had New Zealand on negative watch since 2009, forecast the current account deficit would grow to 5.5 percent of GDP by 2013.
"New Zealand's high level of net external debt is an outlier among rated peers -- a key vulnerability that is likely to persist as the current account deficit is projected to widen again," said Andrew Colquhoun, Fitch's head of Asia-Pacific Sovereigns.
The New Zealand dollar fell 1.5 percent after the two downgrades to a session low of $0.7638, most of decline coming after Fitch announced its downgrade. The currency later recovered to settle around $0.7660.
Economists said they expected the rating cuts to increase New Zealand's borrowing costs marginally since global bond yields are being capped by concerns about economic downturns in Europe and the United States.
"We expect the impact of New Zealand's international borrowing costs will be a marginal increase, perhaps 5-10 basis points, more so at the long-end of the curve," said Deutsche Bank chief economist Darren Gibbs.
DETERIORATE
New Zealand's government yield curve steepened, with the front end rising 6.5 basis points and the long end up 13.5 bps. But the rise also followed higher yields elsewhere.
Global economic concerns have weighed on yields for the past two quarters. The 10-year bond yield of 4.455 percent is just above a record low of 4.228 percent on Monday.
The central bank has held its policy rate at 2.5 percent for the past four reviews to help the economy rebound from the impact of two major earthquakes since September. At its last review on Sept 15, the central bank said it will not raise rates until global market volatility subsides.
After the downgrades, financial markets pricing imply benign rate outlook, with only 30 basis points of tightening in the next year, little changed from the previous day.
S&P said New Zealand's strengths were its fiscal and monetary policy flexibility, economic resilience, public policy stability and a sound financial sector.
But those strengths were moderated by high external imbalances, which were accompanied by high household and agriculture sector debt, dependence on commodity income as well as emerging fiscal pressures associated with an aging population.
"New Zealand's external position will deteriorate further at a time when the country's fiscal settings have been weakened by earthquake-related spending pressures and fiscal stimulus to support growth," said S&P credit analyst Kyran Curry.
UNDER SCRUTINY
English said New Zealand's vulnerability to external shocks was less than it was back in 2008 when, ironically, the credit rating was higher.
"We have been working to reduce the vulnerability as much as possible over the last two or three years and we have made quite considerable progress," English said in a television interview.
"Because of the problem with Italy and Spain, rating agencies are becoming much more hypersensitive to debt."
The other major rating agency, Moody's, has New Zealand at triple-A with a stable outlook, but it focuses more on the level of government indebtedness, which at the end of May stood at a net 20.4 percent of GDP.
The last time New Zealand's credit rating was downgraded was in 1998, when Moody's cut its rating to Aa2 from Aa1.
New Zealand's rating cut is the latest in a series of downgrades among high-rated developed countries -- including the United States, Japan and Italy -- which suffer from a growing debt burden and weak economic growth.
"While these are volatile times, we are expecting global investors to be able to put this news in context and continue to support the NZ government bond market," said Christian Hawkesby, head of fixed income at Harbour Asset Management.
The current account deficit narrowed earlier this year to a 21-year-low of 2.5 percent of GDP, but is expected to keep swelling as a pick up in the economy fuels imports and higher profits for foreign investors.
Public finances, which have traditionally been a rating strength, have also deteriorated in the past three years.
The government's plans to return to a budget surplus in the 2014/15 fiscal year may be delayed by the reconstruction costs for the Christchurch earthquake in February, Fitch said.
(Additional reporting by Gyles Beckford, Walter Brandimarte, Chris Sanders and Wanfeng Zhou; Editing by Richard Borsuk)
Wed, September 21, 2011
China base metals demand growing 10 percent more than GDP
By Susan Thomas and Christopher Jungstedt
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Demand growth for base metals in China is exceeding its GDP growth rate by 10 percent ...
Sat, September 17, 2011
China's growing might adds urgency to Taiwan arms calls
By Ben Blanchard and Jonathan Standing
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's growing military strength, from stealth jets to aircraft carriers and anti-satellite missiles, has ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
CMS sees private Medicare plans growing in 2012
By Anna Yukhananov
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More elderly and disabled Americans will enroll in private Medicare health insurance plans next year, and they will pay ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Breast, cervix cancer growing threats to poor: study
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of cases and deaths from breast and cervical cancer is rising in most countries across the world ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
As Burning Man leaves desert, growing pains continue
By Zelie Pollon
BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev (Reuters) - Organizers of the iconic "Burning Man" celebration began this week to clear the desert of any ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Perry targeted by rivals in Republican debate
By John Whitesides
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Rick Perry came under heavy fire on Social Security, jobs and his Texas record in a heated ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
'American Reunion' Slideshow: An Emotional Reminder of Growing Up
Film and television series are special kinds of art forms in that they, along with their audiences, can grow.
A generation is introduced to ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
Wall Street, finishing flat, posts 4 weeks of gains
By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed out a fourth week of gains in quiet fashion on Friday, edging higher as the market ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
'American Reunion' Slideshow: An Emotional Reminder of Growing Up
Film and television series are special kinds of art forms in that they, along with their audiences, can grow.
A generation is introduced to ...
Sun, September 04, 2011
'American Reunion' Slideshow: An Emotional Reminder of Growing Up
Film and television series are special kinds of art forms in that they, along with their audiences, can grow.
A generation is introduced to ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
'American Reunion' Slideshow: An Emotional Reminder of Growing Up
Film and television series are special kinds of art forms in that they, along with their audiences, can grow.
A generation is introduced to ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
'American Reunion' Slideshow: An Emotional Reminder of Growing Up
Film and television series are special kinds of art forms in that they, along with their audiences, can grow.
A generation is introduced to ...
Sun, August 21, 2011
Mustangs play growing role in hunt for Mexican smugglers
By Brad Poole
WILLCOX, Ariz (Reuters) - Sturdy, highly strung mustangs from wild herds in the Rocky Mountains are playing a growing role as the ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Police payment emails growing worry for Murdoch executives
By Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Executives at Rupert Murdoch's UK-based News International are concerned that emails discussing questionable payments made to police by ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
U.S. sees growing losses from extreme weather
By Jane Sutton
MIAMI (Reuters) - The United States has already tied its yearly record for billion-dollar weather disasters and the cumulative tab from floods ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
FBI sees mortgage fraud growing as economy stumbles
By Lily Kuo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mortgage and investment schemes targeting troubled U.S. homeowners jumped in 2010 and may increase further if the economy ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Ashland County Marijuana Growing Operation Busted
ASHLAND, WI (KDAL) - A huge marijuana grow operation located in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Ashland County was eradicated Wednesday. Officials found thousands of ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
BNY Mellon imposes fee on rapidly growing deposits
By Emily Flitter and Dan Wilchins
NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Bank of New York Mellon Corp is charging some of its big customers ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
ECB eyed for signs of growing rate hike caution
By Marc Jones
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Financial markets will be watching the European Central Bank on Thursday for any hints that recent signs of an ...
Sun, July 10, 2011
Arkansas farmers see growing market in heirloom tomatoes
By Suzi Parker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A cake with heirloom tomato icing? Don't laugh.
The dessert with a hint of zing was ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
Toys R Us sees Web sales growing significantly
By Dhanya Skariachan and Alistair Barr
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Toys R Us, the world's largest toy retailer, sees online sales at least doubling ...
Sun, June 26, 2011
Analysis: Soccer growing but U.S. not delivering on field
By Simon Evans
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Soccer's fascinating growth in the United States has not been matched on the field with the Gold ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Big oil companies face growing concern on fracking
By Anna Driver and Braden Reddall
DALLAS/SAN RAMON, California (Reuters) - Large blocks of investors in the two biggest U.S. oil companies on ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Chicago mayor-elect takes aim at growing deficit
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Less than a week before taking office, Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday released a transition plan that takes aim at a ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Guilty-by-association: growing up in hell of North Korean gulag
By Jeremy Laurence and Ju-min Park
SEOUL (Reuters) - Kim Hae-sook was only 13 years old when she was dragged off to a North Korea ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
States face growing pension gaps
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - States are short $1.26 trillion in paying for public employee pensions and other retirement benefits, a gap that ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
True Finns see Portugal bailout opposition growing
By John Acher
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The head of the euroskeptic True Finns party, confident his opposition to the terms of a Portuguese bailout was ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
State Bankruptcy Alternative Growing in Popularity
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Growing numbers of people are filing for a bankruptcy alternative that’s unique to Wisconsin.
Petitions for voluntary debt amortization have ...
Sat, April 16, 2011
Fastest growing U.S. metro area hit hard by recession
By Colleen Jenkins
PALM COAST, Fla (Reuters) - As snow blanketed the northern United States this winter, city leaders in Palm Coast, Florida, sent postcards ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Delany enjoying growing old solo
The former Desperate Housewives star, 55, admits she's never considered herself to be the marrying kind and has no intention of changing her ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Pot-growing trailer stolen from Denver trade show
DENVER (Reuters) -A pot-growing trailer known as the "GrowBot" was stolen from a medical marijuana trade show in Denver over the weekend, and the ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Chicago mayor race showcases growing Hispanic power
By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Whether former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel wins the Chicago mayoral election on Tuesday or has to ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Growing number of farm animals spawn new diseases
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A growing number of livestock, such as cows and pigs, are fuelling new animal epidemics worldwide and posing more severe problems ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
LVMH record year fuelled by growing China appetite
By Astrid Wendlandt
PARIS (Reuters) - LVMH <LVMH.PA>, the world's biggest luxury group, posted a 13 percent rise in fourth-quarter comparable sales boosted ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
War dispatch: torn blood vessels growing problem
By Lynne Peeples
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. troops appear to be sustaining more blood vessel tears now than in earlier wars, according ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
State revenues growing, but outlook "ominous"
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State tax revenues continued to strengthen at the end of 2010, but even with that improvement the long-term outlook ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
U.S. growing but must shelter recovery: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top economic adviser said on Thursday U.S. growth still needs stimulus from fiscal policy as it gathers ...
Fri, January 21, 2011
Subway joins growing ad exit from MTV show "Skins"
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sandwich chain Subway on Monday became the fifth company to distance itself from MTV's controversial new series ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
Growing pains, hiccups greet tech's old guard
By Bill Rigby and Edwin Chan
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Nvidia Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang learned firsthand how pervasive -- and demanding -- mobile devices can be ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
List of Green Bay Mayoral Candidates Keeps Growing
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The race for the Green Bay Mayor's job could grow a little larger this week.
Green Bay Alderman Chris ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
Treating dengue more difficult with growing obesity: experts
By Tan Ee Lyn
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Experts warned Friday that treating dengue, a potentially fatal disease caused by a mosquito-borne virus, will become more ...
Mon, November 15, 2010
South Korea basks in growing global role after G20
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea should seize its chance to become a leader in the diplomatic arena by capitalizing on its successful ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
Special report: Mexico's growing legion of narco orphans
By Catherine Bremer
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - A forlorn little figure, five-year-old Bryan perches at the door of Irma Casas's office at a ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
Google CEO says mobile revs small but growing fast
By Noel Randewich
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc expects mobile searches to generate most of its revenue eventually, but it could take a long ...
Sun, September 12, 2010
Fears rise over growing anti-Muslim feeling in U.S.
By Mark Egan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amid threats of Koran burning and a heated dispute over a planned Muslim cultural center in New York ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Heart risk factors a growing problem in Mexico
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Large percentages of Mexican adults have risk factors for heart disease and stroke -- suggesting, researchers say, that ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Remarkable Growing Season Across Most Of State
(Morgan, MN) -- "This is as good as it gets," says an expert about Minnesota's 2010 growing season. Northstar Commodities broker Mark Schultz says ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
Obama hails news economy growing, wants more
DETROIT (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he welcomed news that the U.S. economy grew by 2.4 percent in the second ...
Sun, July 11, 2010
Mental health a growing concern after Gulf spill
By Matthew Bigg
VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Gulf Coast native Kindra Arnesen is so anxious about the effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Mother And Son Pot Growing Operation
A 65 year old Duluth woman and her 35 year old son were arrested by investigators from the Lake Superior Drug and Gang Strikeforce ...
Fri, June 11, 2010
Boston's "Big Baby" still growing up, says Celtics coach
By Steve Ginsburg
BOSTON (Reuters) - The driving force behind the Boston Celtics' Game Four victory over the Los Angeles Lakers is nicknamed "Big Baby ...
Fri, June 11, 2010
Herzing University Growing in Nebraska
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A for-profit university that’s based in Milwaukee is about to grow in Nebraska.
An oversight board in that state has ...
Thu, June 03, 2010
J&J sees device business growing faster than industry
By Ransdell Pierson
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N> sees its medical device sales growing faster than the industry through 2014 ...
Mon, May 24, 2010
'Button' batteries a growing hazard for children
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The rate of severe poisonings from battery ingestion among U.S. children has risen in the past 25 years, along ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Minnesota Faces Growing Teen Runaway Issue
(Undated) -- The latest numbers show children who run away from home in Minnesota account for about one-and-a-half-percent of the nation's total runaways. The ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Wildfire Threat Is Growing Again
(St. Paul, MN) -- The risk of fire around Minnesota could gain momentum today as the forecast calls for continued drying from now through Wednesday ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
India cricket mogul Modi suspended in growing scandal
By C.J. Kuncheria
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The head of India's $4 billion cricket premier league was removed from his post on Monday ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
India cricket mogul Modi suspended in growing scandal
By C.J. Kuncheria
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The head of India's $4 billion cricket premier league was removed from his post on Monday ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
Fast-growing Facebook aims for more social Web
By Gabriel Madway
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook's user base is growing at its fastest rate ever, the online social network company said on ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
Undersea telecoms cables face growing risks: report
By William Maclean, Security Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors should urgently diversify the web of undersea cables that serve as the world's information and ...
Fri, April 02, 2010
Pot Growing Leader Arrested
Duluth, Mn (KDAL) The alleged mastermind of a sophisticated marijuana growing and distribution ring was apprehended Thursday in Duluth. Law enforcement officers had been ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
Cost burden of chronic illness in Asia growing
By Tan Ee Lyn
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Chronic illnesses like heart disease, cancer and depression affect Asians as much as those in Western countries and ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
TV and Internet use together growing
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Americans are spending more time watching television and surfing the Internet simultaneously, and nearly 60 percent of TV viewers use the ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Clinton sees growing consensus on Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday there was a growing international consensus to place new sanctions on Iran over its ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
Kids outgrow growing pains: study
By Joene Hendry
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most youngsters grow out of having otherwise unexplained bone and muscle aches known as growing pains, researchers ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
U.S. says "drugged driving" growing threat
VIENNA (Reuters) - Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
U.S. says "drugged driving" growing threat
VIENNA (Reuters) - Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has ...
Tue, March 09, 2010
U.S. says "drugged driving" growing threat
VIENNA (Reuters) - Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has ...
Thu, March 04, 2010
FBI director warns of growing cyber threat
By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Militant groups, foreign states and criminal organizations pose a growing threat to U.S. security as they target ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Growing fury at Dubai killing reaches Australia
By Rob Taylor
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Mounting diplomatic fury over the killing of a top Hamas commander in a Dubai hotel reached Australia on Thursday ...
Mon, February 15, 2010
Linux group LiMo growing, Adobe joins
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
BARCELONA (Reuters) - U.S. software firm Adobe and three other firms joined the wireless Linux group LiMo on ...
Sun, February 14, 2010
U.S. economy seen growing; dollar good for Saudi
By Asma al-Sharif
JEDDAH (Reuters) - The United States economy should keep growing this year despite a fragile global recovery, a top Treasury official said ...
Sun, February 14, 2010
U.S. Treasury: economy to keep growing in 2010
JEDDAH (Reuters) - The United States economy is expected to continue growing this year, although global recovery remains fragile, Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Neal ...
Fri, February 12, 2010
Smartphones a growing problem for networks
By Kate Holton and Georgina Prodhan
BARCELONA (Reuters) - The chief executive of Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest mobile network operator, expressed the ...
Wed, January 06, 2010
Use of psychiatric drug combos growing in the U.S.
By Rachael Myers Lowe
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - US adults being treated for mental illness are more likely to be prescribed two or more ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
China fights growing problem of tuberculosis
By Tan Ee Lyn
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - China, saddled with the world's second largest tuberculosis burden after India, is fighting an uphill battle ...
Thu, November 19, 2009
Chinese cyber-spying seen growing against U.S.
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's government appears increasingly to be piercing U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to gather useful ...
Mon, November 16, 2009
Sex infections still growing in U.S., says CDC
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too ...
Sat, October 24, 2009
Chances growing Japan may sign off on U.S. base-media
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Asahi newspaper reported on Saturday that chances are growing Japan may sign off on a plan to reposition a U.S ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
Growing Chinese military creates uncertainty: U.S
By Phil Stewart
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military needs better dialogue with China to avoid "mistakes and miscalculations" given an unprecedented military expansion ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
Study finds potential key to growing heart cells
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers looking for ways to turn stem cells into the types of heart cells they want said on Thursday they had found ...
Thu, October 01, 2009
U.S. general says Afghan insurgency growing
LONDON (Reuters) - An insurgency in Afghanistan is growing and the success of the military campaign there cannot be taken for granted, General Stanley McChrystal ...
Thu, October 01, 2009
U.S. general says Afghan insurgency growing
LONDON (Reuters) - An insurgency in Afghanistan is growing and the success of the military campaign there cannot be taken for granted, General Stanley McChrystal ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
Growing up alone: Girls on film at Toronto festival
By Frank McGurty
TORONTO (Reuters) - Three hard-edged movies about young women screening this week at the Toronto film festival depart from Hollywood formulas by ...
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