WHAS - News - Business http://www.whas11.com/news/business RSS Feed for WHAS - News - Business en-us Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:33:33 GMT Local businesses worry about the rising cost of healthcare benefits http://www.whas11.com/news/business/Local-businesses-worry-about-the-rising-cost-of-healthcare-benefits-87855397.html Many small business owners say the skyrocketing costs of health insurance are putting them out of business and that the current legislation in Washington does nothing to curb costs. CVS CEO's pay fell 17 percent to $14.4M in 2009 http://www.whas11.com/news/business/88432962.html NEW YORK (AP) — CVS Caremark's CEO Thomas Ryan received compensation valued at $14.4 million in 2009, a drop of 17 percent from the previous year. Court records illuminate Viacom-YouTube battle http://www.whas11.com/news/business/88432952.html NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube co-founder Steve Chen once warned fellow co-founder Jawed Karim to stop posting pirated videos on their Web site. AstraZeneca wins 1st trial over alleged drug harm http://www.whas11.com/news/business/88432947.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — AstraZeneca PLC's blockbuster psychiatric drug Seroquel did not trigger diabetes in a Vietnam veteran, a jury ruled Thursday in the first trial out of thousands of cases alleging the powerful drug caused diabetes. MGM studio relives past as binding offers are due http://www.whas11.com/news/business/88432942.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is up for sale again, and offers are due Friday. Swiss Gruyere named world's best cheese in Wis. http://www.whas11.com/news/business/88432932.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Europeans are still the world's big cheeses — a Gruyere (groo-YAHR') from Switzerland has been named the world's best cheese at the 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison. Apple director, ex-auto executive York dies http://www.whas11.com/news/business/88424477.html DETROIT (AP) — Apple Inc. says board member and former auto industry executive Jerome York has died. FedEx sees economic recovery spreading http://www.whas11.com/news/business/88415247.html NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx says the global economic recovery is broadening, as Asia continues to see strong growth and the U.S. economy gains steam. Pelosi praises health overhaul bill's deficit cuts http://www.whas11.com/news/business/88424507.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hailing the deficit reduction in the health care overhaul bill that Democrats hope to push through Congress on Sunday. Current account deficit rises to $115.6B in 4Q http://www.whas11.com/news/business/88414592.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The current account trade deficit widened in the fourth quarter, reflecting an improving economy, but the imbalance for all of 2009 fell to the lowest point in eight years. Economists believe the deficit will increase in 2010 but not return to the record heights seen before the recession.