crisis
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With no solutions in sight, oil producers have little choice but to try to communicate goodwill to the administration—and play the role of whipping boy as the crisis endures, observers say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
While the focus is currently on western Europe, the EU's crisis management chief warned conditions elsewhere on the continent could see new fires.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Guggenheim Partners got into the insurance business after America’s 2008 financial crisis, spotting investment opportunities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron "holds crisis meeting" and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warns of the "consequence of climate emergency", the paper reports.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
But the acquisition of Louisiana would also add to a growing crisis over the future of slavery in America.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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“The relative calm in the S&P 500 suggests that investors have learned that geopolitical crises have usually been good buying opportunities,” he told clients in a note on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Such an outcome would rank among the largest humanitarian and economic crises in history.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nearly two years into his tenure as CEO, Ortberg has been working to steady the prominent American manufacturer after a series of safety and quality crises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
It also sometimes stepped in to tide projects over during financial crises.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
State governments have been forced to shift funds from public services, education, health, and welfare to pay for incarceration, and they now face unprecedented economic crises as a result.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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