Surpassing:An oil boom, a property slump and dental deflation

Indicators of the week is Surpassingback! This time, we explore why oil and gas companies are pulling in record profits, whether bad commercial property debt is likely to spark a financial crisis and how much a lost tooth goes for in this economy.

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