Nicolas Maduro

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) broke ranks with much of his party on Tuesday, publicly backing the U.S. military's operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. In a post on X, the politician lauded the "deft" execution of the plan and its positive impact on the Venezuelan people — while...

Economist Peter Schiff slammed President Donald Trump’s increasingly incendiary foreign policy rhetoric, warning that it is now more than a mere distraction and was, in fact, hastening the nation’s sovereign debt and currency crisis. Sovereign Debt And Currency Crisis On Tuesday, in a...

Former national security adviser John Bolton accused President Donald Trump of badly misreading the post-Maduro landscape in Venezuela, warning that the White House's approach could legitimize remnants of the authoritarian regime. Bolton Says Trump Is ‘Very Confused’ On Venezuela On...

President Donald Trump has claimed that Venezuela’s interim authorities will be shipping several million barrels of sanctioned crude oil to the United States, after U.S. forces captured the country’s President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend. Venezuela To Ship Over 50 Million Barrels...

The current volatility in Venezuela's financial landscape is unprecedented. The Caracas Stock Exchange (BVC) has transformed from a stagnant market into a hyper-reactive indicator of geopolitical shifts.  On Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, the Venezuelan stock market index (IBC) surged by 16.45%,...

Silver's historic rally shows no signs of cooling as the new year begins. After a blockbuster 2025 that saw silver shatter decade-old resistance levels, it has extended its gains by another 13% in the first week of 2026 alone.   EXK stock is climbing. See the chart and price action here...

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty Monday in Manhattan federal court to U.S. drug trafficking charges, with high-profile lawyer Barry Pollack signaling a vigorous defense. Maduro And Flores Plead Not Guilty On Monday, Maduro and Flores appeared...

Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) rallied 3.68% on Monday, as speculations continued to swirl regarding the company’s possible role in the U.S. operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend. Did Palantir Aid ‘Seamless’...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick outlined a vision for Venezuela’s recovery under President Donald Trump, saying that the nation’s massive natural wealth was squandered under Nicolás Maduro, who was apprehended by American forces over the weekend. Trump Will ‘Fix’ And...

U.S. stock futures are largely unchanged on Monday evening, after markets rallied during the regular session, in response to the raids against Venezuela over the weekend, which culminated in the capture of the country’s President Nicolás Maduro. The S&P 500 Futures are up 0.07...

Major U.S. stock indexes closed higher Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing 1.2% to 48,977.18. The S&P 500 added 0.6% to 6,902.05, while the Nasdaq advanced 0.69% to 23,395.82.Over the weekend, geopolitical tensions rose when the U.S. conducted a military strike in Venezuela,...

Venezuela just went from a forgotten oil pariah to a live market variable — and Big Oil investors are suddenly doing the math. A regime reset in one of the world's most resource-rich countries doesn't lift all majors equally, and for Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) and Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM), the...

Renowned investor Michael Burry, celebrated for his “The Big Short” trades, highlighted a strategic play to revitalize Venezuela’s petroleum sector.  VLO stock is climbing. See the chart and price action here.  Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro...

Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) is one of several oil stocks trading higher Monday as investors digest the latest global headline that the U.S. completed a military strike on Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro. A look at government trading activity shows several members of Congress could gain...

The U.S.’s capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, Jan. 3, triggered a massive rally in drone stocks as markets opened on Monday.  AVAV stock is climbing. See the chart and price action here.  Investors are aggressively pivoting toward autonomous systems after the...