Venezuela

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...

Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) doesn't usually trend on breaking news — it moves when geopolitics quietly turns operational. But uncertainty in Venezuela, due to President Donald Trump‘s order to capture leader Nicolás Maduro, has put Palantir back on investor radar. Track PLTR...

Goldman Sachs says the global oil market is facing a subtle but meaningful reset after Venezuela's political upheaval — with near-term price effects still uncertain, but longer-term risks increasingly skewed to the downside as higher supply becomes possible. In a note shared this week, analysts led...

While markets are fixated on Venezuela's oil reopening, a quieter — and potentially far more explosive — asset sits in the background: gold. Venezuela holds roughly 161 metric tons of gold, noted The Kobeissi Letter on X, making it Latin America's largest sovereign holder. With gold now north of $...

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...

Economist and market commentator Peter Schiff urged investors Monday to take profits on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) during the ongoing rally and use the proceeds to invest in gold. Is This Bitcoin Surge Just Hype? In an X post, Schiff said that the “Venezuela-inspired” rally, which has pushed...

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...

Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) shares are trading higher on Monday. Investors are excited about the company's future prospects in Venezuela now that President Nicolás Maduro has been forced out of office. • Chevron stock is showing exceptional strength. What’s driving CVX stock higher? The...

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...

The biggest surprise of 2026, so far, is not a tech breakthrough or a shift in interest rates—it is the sudden, explosive revival of the oil sector following the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.  CVX stock is climbing. See the chart and price action here. ...

Delta Airlines Inc. (NASDAQ:DAL), American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) have added several additional flights as thousands of travelers were left stranded in the Caribbean amid flight restrictions imposed by the President Donald Trump administration after it carried out a raid in Venezuela that...