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PBF Energy stock in focus after U.S. strikes Venezuela; Martinez restart, earnings date ahead

PBF Energy stock in focus after U.S. strikes Venezuela; Martinez restart, earnings date ahead

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 08:38 ET — Market closed PBF Energy Inc. shares head into Monday’s U.S. session with traders gauging the oil fallout after the United States struck Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. Trump said Washington would run Venezuela during a transition and that U.S. oil companies would move in, while Maduro is expected to make an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court on Monday, according to a Justice Department official. The stakes for refiners are immediate. They buy crude oil and sell gasoline and diesel, and the profit gap between those prices — the “crack spread”
4 January 2026
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Exxon Mobil stock: what to watch after U.S. strike on Venezuela and Trump oil-company push

Exxon Mobil stock: what to watch after U.S. strike on Venezuela and Trump oil-company push

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 08:36 ET — Market closed Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) will be in focus when U.S. markets reopen on Monday after President Donald Trump said U.S. forces struck Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. Trump later said U.S. oil companies would help rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry, thrusting the sector into the center of the weekend’s geopolitical shock. ( Reuters) The development hit with U.S. equity markets closed, leaving investors to price it through oil when trading resumes. For Exxon, which is not currently operating in Venezuela, the near-term transmission is crude prices and policy headlines, while any
4 January 2026
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Chevron stock in spotlight after U.S. strike in Venezuela captures Maduro, oil embargo in focus

Chevron stock in spotlight after U.S. strike in Venezuela captures Maduro, oil embargo in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 08:36 ET — Market closed Chevron shares will be in focus when U.S. trading resumes on Monday after Washington launched strikes in Venezuela on Saturday and captured President Nicolás Maduro, sharpening questions over sanctions and crude flows. ( Reuters) The stock last closed up 2.29% at $155.90 on Friday, before the weekend operation, leaving investors to price the fallout when markets reopen. ( Yahoo Finance) Why it matters now: Chevron is the only U.S. oil major still operating in Venezuela, and its joint ventures depend on U.S. authorizations and on-the-ground security. Any shift in U.S.
4 January 2026
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Phillips 66 stock in focus after U.S. strike in Venezuela jolts crude flow outlook

Phillips 66 stock in focus after U.S. strike in Venezuela jolts crude flow outlook

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 08:39 ET — Market closed Phillips 66 shares will be in focus when U.S. trading resumes Monday after the United States seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a Saturday operation that threatens to reshape crude flows and refinery economics. The refiner’s stock last closed at $130.57, up about 1.2%.  MarketWatch The weekend escalation matters now because it landed when markets were shut, forcing investors to reprice energy names at the next open with limited price discovery in between. For refiners such as Phillips 66, the key swing factor is whether Washington’s policy leads to a
4 January 2026
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 04.01.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: January 4, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: January 4, 2026, 11:59 PM EST S&P 500, Nasdaq futures edge higher as Venezuela shock weighs on markets January 4, 2026, 11:54 PM EST. U.S. stock futures edged higher Sunday night, with S&P 500 futures up 7.75 points and Nasdaq 100 futures about 0.3% higher, while Dow futures slipped roughly 22 points. Markets weigh weekend developments in Venezuela against forthcoming data on manufacturing and auto sales. The SPY rose about 0.2% and the QQQ dipped roughly 0.2%, with the DIA up about 0.6%. In commodities, WTI crude hovered near $57 a
4 January 2026
PBF Energy stock set for volatility after U.S. strikes Venezuela, Maduro captured

PBF Energy stock set for volatility after U.S. strikes Venezuela, Maduro captured

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 18:27 ET — Market closed PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) shares are set to be in focus when U.S. markets reopen after the United States said it struck Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, injecting new uncertainty into the country’s oil exports. PBF shares last traded at $28.53, up about 5.2% from the prior close, after trading between $27.33 and $28.79 in the last session. The shock move matters now because Venezuela’s export system has already been constrained and traders are trying to gauge whether flows tighten further or eventually normalize under a political transition.
4 January 2026
Phillips 66 stock in focus after U.S. strikes Venezuela and Maduro’s capture raises oil-supply questions

Phillips 66 stock in focus after U.S. strikes Venezuela and Maduro’s capture raises oil-supply questions

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 18:26 ET — Market closed Phillips 66 shares are set to be in focus when U.S. markets reopen after President Donald Trump said U.S. forces attacked Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday. Maduro is expected to appear in Manhattan federal court on Monday and the U.N. Security Council is due to meet over the U.S. action, Reuters reported.  Reuters The developments matter for refiners because Venezuela’s crude is predominantly heavy oil — a thicker, lower-quality grade that many complex Gulf Coast refineries are built to process. Shifts in heavy-crude availability can quickly move
4 January 2026
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Chevron stock in focus after U.S. strike captures Venezuela’s Maduro, putting CVX’s Venezuela oil flows under a microscope

Chevron stock in focus after U.S. strike captures Venezuela’s Maduro, putting CVX’s Venezuela oil flows under a microscope

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 18:21 ET — Market closed Chevron (NYSE: CVX) was in focus on Saturday after President Donald Trump said U.S. forces struck Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. The stock last traded at $155.90, up 2.3% from the previous close, after ranging from $151.25 to $155.96 in Friday’s session.  Reuters Chevron said it was focused on employee safety and the integrity of its assets in Venezuela, where it is the only U.S. oil major still operating and exports around 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) of heavy crude from joint ventures with state oil company PDVSA. In
4 January 2026
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ExxonMobil stock in focus after U.S. strike on Venezuela as Trump flags “billions” oil rebuild

ExxonMobil stock in focus after U.S. strike on Venezuela as Trump flags “billions” oil rebuild

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 18:28 ET — Market closed Exxon Mobil will be in focus when U.S. markets reopen after President Donald Trump said America’s biggest oil companies, including Exxon, would spend billions to rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry following Saturday’s U.S. operation that captured President Nicolas Maduro. Trump said the U.S. oil embargo remains in effect and that an American military presence would stay until Washington’s demands were met, Reuters reported. Peter McNally, global head of sector analysts at Third Bridge, said “it will take tens of billions of dollars to turn that industry around.”  Reuters Exxon shares closed
4 January 2026
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Valero stock set for Venezuela test as U.S. attack triggers oil embargoValeroValero stock set for Venezuela test as U.S. attack triggers oil embargo

Valero stock set for Venezuela test as U.S. attack triggers oil embargoValeroValero stock set for Venezuela test as U.S. attack triggers oil embargo

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 6:30 PM ET — Market closed Valero Energy Corp shares will be in focus when U.S. markets reopen on Monday after the United States attacked Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump said. The move matters for Valero because Washington’s action has tightened the screws on Venezuela’s oil flows, a source of heavy crude used by U.S. Gulf Coast refineries. Venezuela’s oil exports are now paralyzed, with port captains not authorizing loaded tankers to depart, four sources close to operations said. With the market closed for the weekend, Valero (VLO)
4 January 2026
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Chip stocks brace for Monday after U.S. strikes Venezuela — three scenarios to watch

Chip stocks brace for Monday after U.S. strikes Venezuela — three scenarios to watch

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 17:31 ET U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States struck Venezuela overnight and captured President Nicolas Maduro, a shock event that investors are now mapping onto the next trading session for semiconductor stocks.  Reuters Chip shares entered the weekend with momentum. The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index, a widely watched gauge of U.S. chipmakers, rose 4% on Friday as Nvidia and Intel helped lift the Dow.  Reuters Why it matters now is less about Caracas buying chips and more about what happens to oil and interest rates. Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group,
4 January 2026
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US strikes Venezuela, captures Maduro: what it could mean for Woodside and Santos when ASX reopens

US strikes Venezuela, captures Maduro: what it could mean for Woodside and Santos when ASX reopens

SYDNEY, Jan 3, 2026, 17:26 ET U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States struck Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight operation, jolting geopolitics and putting Australia’s oil-linked shares in focus for Monday trade.  Reuters The most direct channel to the Australian market is crude prices. Woodside Energy and Santos are among the ASX’s biggest oil-and-gas producers, and their valuations tend to move with expectations for oil-linked cash flows. The timing matters because it lands on a weekend, when liquidity is thin and headlines can reset pricing before Asia opens. A big gap move in crude when
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Stock Market Today

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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