crisis

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The rest were submitted by another group of ratings firms that have grown in number and influence in the years that followed the 2008-09 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Retail fuel consumers have largely been shielded from rising oil prices caused by the Middle East crisis, with domestic oil marketing companies and refiners absorbing the losses, the note adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 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

By then, she was in the midst of a full-blown crisis.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield