91.   A looming financial crisis and potential political meltdown has Americans once again asking what it all means.

92.   A Russian bank that has survived the recent financial crisis has promised to help, Piotrovsky said.

93.   A sharply falling dollar could spur a financial crisis.

94.   A quarter-century of shrinking market share and periodic financial crises at GM have fed a popular image of the automaker as a shadow of its former self.

95.   A widespread financial crisis is unlikely, though, because the government and banks have taken many precautions over the past year, he said.

96.   Above all, the financial crisis here underscores how the essence of modern commerce is confidence, and how computers and digital phone lines mean little without it.

97.   Administration officials are trying hard to convince Congress that the money is needed to prevent the Asian financial crisis from spreading and harming the U.S. economy.

98.   Acknowledging the impact of the Asian financial crisis, GM and Ford Motor Co. scaled back production plans for their new Thailand factories.

99.   After a financial crisis in Mexico two years ago, Latin American nations have been taking steps towards solving their economic problems.

100.   After more than nine months of financial crisis in Asia, there is still no consensus on this matter.