crisis

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The euphoria sent equities rocketing on hopes the crisis that has shocked the global economy for more than a month will come to an end.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“When the pain becomes deep enough, the fear fades,” a 42-year-old Iranian woman said, citing five weeks of war and years of repression and economic crisis in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

For Valatsas, the economy is “barely noticing” an oil crisis is taking place.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

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

Might this not create “a dangerous crisis in public affairs” by placing the president and vice president “in opposite boxes”? Abigail thought such speculations were too hypothetical to worry about.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis