Topic: WellPoint Inc.

Wall Street closes out best first quarter in 14 years

Wall Street sees dramatic gains for indexes in first quarter of 2012: Dow climbs 8 percent; S&P rises 12 percent; Nasdaq is up 19 percent.  

Bernanke comments send stocks soaring

Stocks recorded one of their biggest gains of the year Monday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested that the U.S. economy still needs help to produce faster job growth. The Dow jumped 160 points to close at 13241, its third-best showing of the year.

Stocks bounce on low interest rate promises

The Dow rose 83 points to close at 12758, its highest close since May 2011, after the Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero for almost three more years.

Health care: California sees 15 percent rate hike

Health care insurance premiums slated to rise for 150,000 Californians. Rise 'not unreasonable,' state health care department says.

Who's really to blame for the economy

The Republicans keep blaming the economy on the government, while the Democrats are sitting on the truth: Wall Street got us here, and big business is keeping us here.

Joe Barton's big business apology

Americans are now having the sharpest and most emotional debate we've had in more than a century over a deceptively simple question: Which do we trust less – big business or big government?

Gulf spill: Where's the outrage, Mr. Obama?

In the Gulf spill and other recent scandals, President Obama has shown corporate America too much deference.

This recovery is a sham

To advance healthcare reform, Obama comes down on insurers

In his healthcare reform rally in Pennsylvania Monday, Obama vilified insurance companies for denying coverage and raising premiums. In defense, the insurance industry cites soaring costs.

The difference between Republicans and Democrats? Enthusiasm.

Republicans are heading into the mid-term elections with an enthusiastic, energized base. Democrats can't say the same.

Despite outcry, Anthem Blue Cross to go ahead with big rate hike

The decision by Anthem Blue Cross to hike its California customers' insurance rates by up to 39 percent has sparked hearings in Congress and at the California State House. Obama and Democrats cited it at Thursday's healthcare summit.

Bust up the health insurance trusts

The health-insurance industry is exempt from anti-trust laws. It's time to change that. 

In poor economy, health insurers are raising rates?

Healthcare summit: More like a duel at dawn than a garden party

The White House has invited congressional Republicans to join Democrats for a healthcare summit to be moderated by President Obama and broadcast live. But Obama says legislative proposals should be on the table, and the GOP wants to start from scratch.

New jolt for healthcare reform? Insurer hikes rates 39 percent.

Democrats are using the decision of WellPoint to raise rates for some customers by as much as 39 percent – despite a $4.75 billion profit – to rally supporters.