Venezuela

venezuela
Energy

From Latin America’s richest country 100 years ago to a founding member of OPEC, the long history of Venezuela’s oil and U.S. ties, explained

By James Trapani and The Conversation
January 6, 2026
US President Donald Trump, alongside Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 3. Trump said U.S. forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country.
Energy

President Trump stands ready to send U.S. Big Oil into Venezuela en masse, but the messy reality of rebuilding a ruined industry takes many years

By
January 6, 2026
Rubio, Trump
Energy

Trump’s strike on Venezuela gives the U.S. 30% of the world’s oil reserves on paper and a $100 billion rebuilding job in reality

By Sasha Rogelberg and Nick Lichtenberg
January 6, 2026
Trump tells NBC U.S. may reimburse firms for Venezuela oil efforts
Energy

Trump tells NBC U.S. may reimburse firms for Venezuela oil efforts

By Kate Sullivan, Hadriana Lowenkron and Bloomberg
January 5, 2026
chevron
Energy

Energy stocks rip as JP Morgan estimates the U.S. could hold 30% of all the world’s oil

By Michelle Chapman and The Associated Press
January 5, 2026
maduro
Politics

92-year-old judge cuts Maduro’s protestations of innocence short: ‘There will be time and place to go through all of this’

By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Eric Tucker and The Associated Press
January 5, 2026
‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry says toppling of Venezuela’s Maduro will weaken Russia’s global standing as its oil ‘just became less important’
Energy

‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry says toppling of Venezuela’s Maduro will weaken Russia’s global standing as its oil ‘just became less important’

By
January 5, 2026
Maduro
Politics

Could Venezuela be another Iraq or Afghanistan? Lessons from American statecraft in force and legitimacy

By Monica Duffy Toft and The Conversation
January 5, 2026
Trump
Politics

From Trump walking away to ‘managed instability,’ Princeton expert on Latin-U.S. relations sees 5 scenarios for Venezuela

By Robert Muggah and The Conversation
January 5, 2026
chavez, penn
Politics

Venezuela’s 20-year downfall featured a weird bromance between Hugo Chávez and Sean Penn, ex-husband of Madonna and ‘One Battle After Another’ actor

By
January 5, 2026
Nicolas Maduro, dressed in military uniform, speaks behind a microphone with both hands raised.
Investing

One Polymarket user made more than $400,000 in profits betting on Maduro’s capture on an investment made within 24 hours of the military action

By
January 5, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump
Economy

‘Military adventures cost money’: Economists’ key concern about Trump’s Venezuela action is how it weakens $38.5 trillion national debt picture

By
January 5, 2026
Machado once backed Trump’s Venezuela plan. Now the jilted Nobel laureate is frozen out
Politics

Machado once backed Trump’s Venezuela plan. Now the jilted Nobel laureate is frozen out

By
January 5, 2026
Barr
Law

The legality of Maduro’s trial will all come down to an opinion written in 1989 by … Bill Barr

By Joshua Goodman, Eric Tucker and The Associated Press
January 5, 2026
trader
Energy

Chevron stock is spiking after the U.S. raid on Venezuela

By
January 5, 2026

Most Popular