1.   By Friday, the price of Samsung shares had fallen to almost one-quarter of their value last year, before the debt crisis engulfed the company.

2.   The financial crisis engulfing Southeast Asia and the decline in stocks worldwide that that followed could result in slower global growth, traders said.

3.   The move eased concern that a financial crisis will engulf Japan, further slowing its economy, and could pave the way for stronger growth ahead.

4.   Under Stalin, the Kremlin assumed that a capitalist economic crisis would engulf and cripple the West.

5.   Southeast Asian countries are considering creating a regional fund to cope with currency crises engulfing the region but remain far from an agreement.