WPMI: Business News http://www.wpmi.com/business/ WPMI: Business News en-us Copyright 2008 Newport Television LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:00:01 GMT Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:32:12 GMT Business News http://nbc15online.com/Sites/wpmi/content/images/RSS_StationLogo.jpg NBC15 News http://www.wpmi.com/business/ 144 43 15 Nissan sold on electric cars, not hybrids http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=36cdf99e-32e9-4e77-afc2-567008925732&rss=221 http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=36cdf99e-32e9-4e77-afc2-567008925732&rss=221 Nissan says it won't be coming out with a model available only as a hybrid. Business News Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:50:20 GMT Qwest agrees to pay $40M more to settle lawsuit http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=d8be2852-ac99-4c7f-8578-c1786a23826a&rss=221 http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=d8be2852-ac99-4c7f-8578-c1786a23826a&rss=221 Qwest Communications says it has agreed to pay an extra $40 million to settle a class-action securities fraud lawsuit filed by shareholders. Business News Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:01:10 GMT GM agrees to increase loan to Delphi by $300M http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=aba88add-0e85-4fcb-8ba1-c19520ee6304&rss=221 http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=aba88add-0e85-4fcb-8ba1-c19520ee6304&rss=221 General Motors has agreed to lend Delphi an additional $300 million as the auto parts supplier struggles to get out of bankruptcy protection. Business News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:22:00 GMT American Airlines ups miles needed for free trip http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=3dca753c-7967-48a4-bf84-1ee50f20dd52&rss=221 http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=3dca753c-7967-48a4-bf84-1ee50f20dd52&rss=221 It could soon cost you more miles to earn a free trip on American Airlines. Business News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:19:13 GMT Oil jumps higher, ending three-day decline http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=a5cf0fcd-660e-4930-b20d-7f3189b2029d&rss=221 http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=a5cf0fcd-660e-4930-b20d-7f3189b2029d&rss=221 Crude oil futures prices ended higher on the New York Mercantile Exchange, halting a steep three-day slide. The near-month contract for the benchmark grade rose $1.44, closing at $120.02 a... Business News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:23:59 GMT Rates on 30-year mortgages hold steady http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=0150457d-9dd7-4afe-af1b-6f6b941da928&rss=221 http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=0150457d-9dd7-4afe-af1b-6f6b941da928&rss=221 Rates on 30-year mortgages didn't budge this week, while rates on other home loans were mixed. Business News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:33:10 GMT Citigroup returning billions to investors http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=ff216338-bb7d-4f60-861c-a3c877d737f8&rss=221 http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=ff216338-bb7d-4f60-861c-a3c877d737f8&rss=221 Citigroup Inc. will buy back more than $7 billion in auction-rate securities and pay $100 million in fines as part of settlements with federal and state regulators, who said the... Business News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:25:00 GMT Report: Chrysler, Nissan in talks on midsize cars http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=ddd1b14f-81f7-4d72-b60e-28f1b65dc121&rss=221 http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=ddd1b14f-81f7-4d72-b60e-28f1b65dc121&rss=221 A published report says Chrysler and Nissan are in talks over an agreement to jointly produce midsize cars. Business News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:54:44 GMT More people sign up for jobless benefits http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=493fa19f-8520-4800-ba49-96976425d935&rss=221 http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=493fa19f-8520-4800-ba49-96976425d935&rss=221 The government says the number of people signing up for jobless benefits climbed to its highest point in more than six years as companies cut back given the faltering economy. Business News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:17:53 GMT Lexus once again tops JD Power dependability study http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=0e00ffda-2fc9-4e28-a70b-7cbf003f9b68&rss=221 http://www.nbc15online.com/business/story.aspx?content_id=0e00ffda-2fc9-4e28-a70b-7cbf003f9b68&rss=221 J.D. Power and Associates says today that Buick slipped from the number one spot it shared with the Japanese luxury brand last year. Business News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:33:21 GMT