Loops for cat links not looping for wordpress site - php

Question

I have this code and all the vars pull in but the latest news is not showing up. any ideas?
<div class="content">
<?php get_sidebar('field'); ?>
<?php
global $current_user;
get_currentuserinfo();
$user_info = get_userdata($current_user->ID);
if ( have_posts() && $user_info->user_level != 0) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<?php // get custom fields
$wt_email = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'wt_email', true);
$wt_feed = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'wt_website', true);
$wt_facebook = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'wt_facebook', true);
$wt_twitter = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'wt_twitter', true);
$wt_linkedin = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'wt_linkedin', true);
?>
<div class="entry">
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<div class="body">
<?php the_content(); ?>
</div>
<div class="share">
<div class="links">
<h3>Links</h3>
<ul>
<?php if($wt_twitter) { ?><li>Twitter</li><?php } ?>
<?php if($wt_facebook) { ?><li>Facebook</li><?php } ?>
<?php if($wt_email) { ?><li>Email</li><?php } ?>
<?php if($wt_linkedin) { ?><li>Website</li><?php } ?>
</ul>
</div>
<?php endwhile; // End the loop. Whew. ?>
<div class="news">
<h3>Latest News</h3>
<ul>
<?php
// The Query
$loop = new WP_Query( array(
'category_name' => $wt_feed,
'order' => 'ASC',
'posts_per_page'=> 5
) );
// The Loop
if( $loop->have_posts() ) : while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post();
echo '<li><a href="' . the_permalink() . '">';
the_title();
echo '</a></li>';
endwhile;
endif;
// Reset Query
wp_reset_query();
?>
</ul>
<?php
$args=array(
'category_name' => $wt_feed,
'type' => 'post'
);
$categories=get_categories($args);
if($wt_feed) { ?>Subscribe<?php } ?>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<?php else : ?>
<div class="entry">
<h1>Listing Private</h1>
<div class="body">
<p>You need to have a Member account view the details of this list. Request an account membership.</p>
</div>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>
<div class="clearfix"></div>
</div>

Answer 1

Whilst not an exact answer, have you tried adding:
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', '1');
At the top of the page, to display any errors that might be occurring?