COVER: The U.S. staggers under the burden of soaring insurance rates 16
After years of eye-popping damage awards and shortsighted industry practices, buyers of liability policies face crippling bills--if they can obtain coverage at all. The crisis is hampering the operations of countless businessmen, professionals and government officials. But in the end it affects everyone, since the exploding cost of insurance is inevitably passed on to consumers.
BUSINESS: The stock market goes wild as cheap oil triggers a "virtuous cycle" 56
The bulls were really running last week. From consumers to financiers, nearly everyone was celebrating the belief that the economy...
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