http://www.wwltv.com/news/business RSS Feed for WWL - News - Business en-us Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:01:31 GMT 2010-03-21T18:01:31Z en-us http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/Tourism-Industry-Getting-Boost-From-This-Weekends-Saints-Championship-Game-82112802.html What started out as a slow month for hotels and restaurants in New Orleans is now picking up-- thanks, in part, to the Saints. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:53:25 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/Tourism-Industry-Getting-Boost-From-This-Weekends-Saints-Championship-Game-82112802.html 2010-01-19T23:53:25Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88762387.html MIAMI (AP) — Some Toyota shareholders are upset over a sudden drop in the Japanese automaker's stock price and they are filing lawsuits claiming company executives deliberately misled investors and the public about the depth of accelerator problems. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:01:31 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88762387.html 2010-03-21T18:01:31Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88763272.html NEW YORK (AP) — Roy Steinfort, a veteran newsman and former vice president of The Associated Press who turned the agency's radio operations into a service providing news to millions of listeners worldwide, has died. He was 88. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:01:30 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88763272.html 2010-03-21T18:01:30Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88764242.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alice remains the queen of the box office. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:01:28 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88764242.html 2010-03-21T18:01:28Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88768217.html CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of regular gasoline in the United States is up 8.6 cents over a two-week period to $2.81. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:01:25 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88768217.html 2010-03-21T18:01:25Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88759472.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Democratic caucus in the House says his party has the 216 votes needed to pass President Barack Obama's historic health care bill. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:01:19 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88759472.html 2010-03-21T17:01:19Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88751012.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats predict that a rare Sunday session will produce one of the most significant legislative triumphs in decades. Passage of a historic bill to overhaul the nation's health care system would provide coverage to millions of people who currently don't have it. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:01:56 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88751012.html 2010-03-21T16:01:56Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88715712.html WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (AP) — A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in a southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias intimidation, authorities said Saturday. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:01:30 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88715712.html 2010-03-21T15:01:30Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88719722.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. needs major changes to its financial system so consumers are better protected, banks fortified and the economy safeguarded from sliding into another Depression, President Barack Obama said Saturday. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:01:03 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88719722.html 2010-03-21T01:01:03Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88733297.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says House Democrats should vote Sunday for a massive health care bill to help Americans. But he says it will also end up being good politics. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:01:22 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/business/88733297.html 2010-03-20T22:01:22Z