crisis

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In March, the government rolled out fuel rationing, encouraging citizens to walk amid a growing transportation crisis, and later put nonessential state workers on leave to keep them at home.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

A lower rupee could well help bump up India's exports competitiveness and in comparison to past crises, Delhi's comfortable forex cover gives it adequate cushion to tide over the crisis, experts say.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

But policymakers haven’t talked nearly enough about another driver of the crisis: low wages.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Private credit has been a prime beneficiary owing to banking regulations enacted after the Enron fiasco of the early 2000s and the 2008-09 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But May's warm temperatures triggered a new crisis.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow