crisis
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Or one of your children has a financial crisis?
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
She was a Harvard professor and bankruptcy expert when President Barack Obama tapped her to help create a consumer financial protection agency following the 2008 financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Traders were keeping eyes on developments in the crisis after US and Iranian leaders had indicated progress earlier in the week.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
The crisis erupted after Ueno Bank entered an insolvency process, which froze all operations.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
After the Cold War, former U.S. and Soviet officials began meeting to share their recollections of the crisis, their fears, even their secrets.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Members of poly households who end up hiring lawyers are often looking to protect jointly held assets and ensure they can care for one another in health crises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Amid the housing crises, the money crises and the crises of confidence, it’s all about the fabled human connection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Mark Leonard, the director of the European Council of Foreign Relations, speaks of a build-up of cascading, competing crises in Europe, none of which have ever been properly resolved, he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
He also advocates for holding a single overarching UN conference "because the Earth is one" and the crises of climate, biodiversity and pollution cannot be tackled in isolation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
But even for those who managed to return and rebuild, life is very different from the way it was before the crises.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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