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Sagging tourism forces "fiscal crisis" for Hawaii

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hawaii's meticulous tourism records are thick with minus symbols, the basis for a projected state budget gap of $1.23 billion that Governor Linda Lingle says is a "fiscal crisis" that cannot be closed with spending cuts alone.

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Walgreen tops view, store comments weigh on shares

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walgreen Co gave investors reasons to question its drugstore overhaul strategy on Monday with muted comments about its success, overshadowing a better-than-expected jump in quarterly profit.

21 Dec 2009

Midnight in the food-stamp economy

SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At 11 p.m. on the last day of the month, shoppers flock to the nearest Walmart. They load their carts with food and household items and wait for the midnight hour. That's when food stamp credits are loaded on their electronic benefits transfer cards.

18 Dec 2009

FACTBOX: Quotes from high-level part of Copenhagen climate talks

(Reuters) - Following are notable quotes from U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen on Wednesday. A summit of more than 120 world leaders will be held on Thursday and Friday to try to break the deadlock on who should cut greenhouse gas emissions, by how much and who should pay.

16 Dec 2009

Active 2010 Atlantic hurricane season predicted

MIAMI (Reuters) - The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will be "above-average" in activity and produce 11 to 16 tropical storms, including six to eight hurricanes, a leading team of U.S.-based researchers said on Wednesday.

09 Dec 2009

Diamond hub sparkles in India's climate fight

SURAT, India (Reuters) - Vipul Tejani runs a small factory in Surat, the diamond capital of India which in the past 15 years has been hit by massive floods, rising sea levels, and even the plague.

08 Dec 2009

Health officials to review disaster plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stung by the continuing struggle to make a vaccine against the swine flu pandemic, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Tuesday her department would review its approach to disaster preparedness.

03 Dec 2009

Health officials to review disaster plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stung by the continuing struggle to make a vaccine against the swine flu pandemic, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Tuesday her department would review its approach to disaster preparedness.

01 Dec 2009

Coal concerns lead U.S. climate bill challenges

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For anyone trying to understand why the United States is having such a hard time joining an international effort to combat global warming, a short drive west from Washington to one of the smaller states in the country might explain a lot.

01 Dec 2009

Capital markets gear up for climate change

LONDON (Reuters) - As the world wrangles over how to fight climate change, with national leaders to meet in Copenhagen early next month, capital markets are gearing up to handle the consequences if the effort fails.

27 Nov 2009