crisis

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Randy remembers selling Chryslers in the 1970s when the brand was in the midst of its first modern existential threat: the oil crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Countries are responding to the energy crisis caused by war in the Middle East in a variety of ways.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In an interview Friday, co-portfolio manager Robert J. Thummel acknowledged the fund’s missteps, but said it was much better set up to weather a crisis today.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The market entirely shrugged off the Cuban missile crisis, the Kennedy assassination, the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“How are we still having a match? There is a crisis afoot!” one witch in the crowd walking to the race said.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega