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

Chevron-aandeel in de schijnwerpers na Amerikaanse aanval op Maduro van Venezuela, waardoor olieactiviteiten van CVX in Venezuela onder een vergrootglas liggen

NEW YORK, 3 jan 2026, 18:21 ET — Markt gesloten Chevron (NYSE: CVX) stond zaterdag in de schijnwerpers nadat president Donald Trump zei dat Amerikaanse troepen Venezuela hadden aangevallen en president Nicolas Maduro hadden gevangengenomen. Het aandeel sloot op $155,90, een stijging van 2,3% ten opzichte van de vorige slotkoers, na een bandbreedte van $151,25 tot $155,96 tijdens de sessie van vrijdag. Reuters Chevron zei zich te richten op de veiligheid van werknemers en de integriteit van zijn activa in Venezuela, waar het de enige grote Amerikaanse oliemaatschappij is die nog actief is en ongeveer 150.000 vaten zware ruwe olie
4 January 2026
Broadband Blackouts & Starlink Smugglers: Inside Venezuela’s Fight for Internet Access

Broadband Blackouts & Starlink Smugglers: Inside Venezuela’s Fight for Internet Access

CANTV, the state-owned fixed broadband incumbent, dominated traditional internet with about 56% market share as of late 2022, while its aging ADSL copper network remained slow and repair backlogs persisted. From August 2020 to August 2023, Venezuela jumped 50 places in Speedtest’s global broadband index, rising from an average 6.15 Mbps to 29.5 Mbps. By mid-2024, Speedtest reported a median fixed broadband speed of about 54 Mbps, placing Venezuela roughly 119th in the world. Movistar, Movilnet, and Digitel controlled about 50%, 26%, and 23–24% of Venezuela’s mobile market respectively in 2022–2023. About 60% of Venezuelan mobile users had 4G LTE
14 June 2025
Trump’s Venezuela Oil Tanker Blockade Sends Oil Prices Higher and Puts Maduro Under Fresh Pressure

Trump’s Venezuela Oil Tanker Blockade Sends Oil Prices Higher and Puts Maduro Under Fresh Pressure

Dec. 18, 2025 — A new U.S. move targeting Venezuela’s oil lifeline is rippling far beyond Caracas, jolting energy markets, rattling shipping routes in the Caribbean, and drawing warnings from global powers—including Russia and China—about the risk of escalation. Late this week, President Donald Trump said he is ordering a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers moving into and out of Venezuela, intensifying Washington’s effort to choke off revenue for President Nicolás Maduro’s government. The announcement has already changed tanker behavior near Venezuelan ports and pushed crude prices off recent lows, even as traders debate what the policy
18 December 2025
Chevron Stock (CVX) in Focus After Dec. 20 Venezuela Headlines: What the Latest News, Forecasts, and Analyst Targets Mean for 2026

Chevron Stock (CVX) in Focus After Dec. 20 Venezuela Headlines: What the Latest News, Forecasts, and Analyst Targets Mean for 2026

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is heading into the final days of 2025 with its share price hovering around $148—but the most important catalyst for near-term sentiment isn’t an earnings headline or a refinery update. It’s geopolitics: a fast-escalating U.S. crackdown on Venezuelan oil shipping that, paradoxically, could raise oil-market risk premiums while also increasing operational and compliance risk for the one U.S. major still operating there under a special authorization. Reuters Below is what investors are digesting from the Dec. 20, 2025 news cycle and the most current forecasts and analyses surrounding Chevron stock (CVX) as the market looks toward
21 December 2025
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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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Trump eyes shutting Exxon out of Venezuela — but the oil giant still plans a look

Trump eyes shutting Exxon out of Venezuela — but the oil giant still plans a look

Exxon Mobil shares fell 0.5% to $124.03 in early trading after President Trump said he may continue to bar the company from Venezuela. Exxon still plans to send a technical team to assess Venezuelan oil assets, a source said. Industry leaders warn unresolved contract and payment issues could delay any return. Exxon executives were surprised by Trump’s remarks after a White House meeting.
13 January 2026
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Chevron Stock (CVX) News Today: Venezuela Shipping Crackdown, Dividend Outlook, and Wall Street Forecasts (Dec. 23, 2025)

Chevron Stock (CVX) News Today: Venezuela Shipping Crackdown, Dividend Outlook, and Wall Street Forecasts (Dec. 23, 2025)

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is back in focus on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, as investors weigh a fresh Venezuela-related supply shock against Chevron’s post-Hess growth story, disciplined 2026 spending plan, and a dividend narrative that continues to attract income-focused buyers. Shares of Chevron stock were last indicated at $150.86, up $1.06 (+0.71%) in the latest session data available. Chevron stock today: what’s moving CVX on Dec. 23, 2025 Chevron is trading in a market that is increasingly headline-driven—especially around geopolitics and oil flows. Recent market coverage has also highlighted that Chevron’s gains have been large enough to noticeably influence the
23 December 2025
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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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Exxon stock slips after Trump hints at Venezuela block — what to watch before Tuesday

Exxon stock slips after Trump hints at Venezuela block — what to watch before Tuesday

Exxon Mobil shares fell about 0.5% in after-hours trading after President Trump said he might block the company from investing in Venezuela, following CEO Darren Woods’ remarks calling the country “uninvestable.” Oil prices hit seven-week highs on Iran export concerns, but expectations of Venezuelan supply limited gains. Investors are watching for U.S. policy signals and Exxon’s earnings on January 30. Chevron shares edged up; ConocoPhillips slipped.
13 January 2026
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Oil Price Now: WTI Near $56 and Brent Around $60 at 3:30 PM EST (Dec 15, 2025) as Venezuela Risks Clash With 2026 Oversupply Forecasts

Oil Price Now: WTI Near $56 and Brent Around $60 at 3:30 PM EST (Dec 15, 2025) as Venezuela Risks Clash With 2026 Oversupply Forecasts

NEW YORK — Monday, December 15, 2025 (3:30 p.m. EST) — Crude oil is trading lower in late-afternoon dealings as the market weighs fresh geopolitical supply risks—especially escalating U.S.-Venezuela tensions and operational disruption fears—against an increasingly dominant narrative for 2026: a potential global oil surplus large enough to keep prices capped even when headlines turn more bullish. As of the mid‑afternoon window around 3:09–3:24 p.m. ET, WTI crude futures were changing hands near $56.5 a barrel and Brent crude futures near $60.5 a barrel, both down a little over 1% on the session. Investing.com+1 Oil price now: the latest WTI and Brent levels (late afternoon, Dec 15) Here are the
15 December 2025
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Markets brace for Monday after U.S. strike on Venezuela: oil, stocks and safe-haven demand in focus

Markets brace for Monday after U.S. strike on Venezuela: oil, stocks and safe-haven demand in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 06:03 ET — Market closed Investors head into the weekend with a fresh geopolitical jolt after U.S. President Donald Trump said U.S. forces struck Venezuela overnight and captured President Nicolás Maduro. Venezuela’s government declared a national emergency and denounced what it called U.S. “military aggression,” while Trump said he would give more details at an 11 a.m. press conference.  Reuters The stakes for markets are straightforward: any escalation that threatens crude exports can lift oil prices, while broader uncertainty tends to send money into safe-haven assets such as U.S. Treasuries and gold. The timing also
3 January 2026
Chevron stock in focus after U.S. strike captures Venezuela’s Maduro, putting CVX’s Venezuela oil flows under a microscope

Las acciones de Chevron en el foco tras ataque estadounidense que captura a Maduro, poniendo bajo la lupa los flujos de petróleo de CVX en Venezuela

NUEVA YORK, 3 de enero de 2026, 18:21 ET — Mercado cerrado Chevron (NYSE: CVX) estuvo en el centro de atención el sábado después de que el presidente Donald Trump dijera que fuerzas estadounidenses atacaron Venezuela y capturaron al presidente Nicolás Maduro. La acción cerró en $155,90, un 2,3% más que el cierre anterior, tras moverse entre $151,25 y $155,96 en la sesión del viernes. Reuters Chevron dijo que estaba centrada en la seguridad de sus empleados y la integridad de sus activos en Venezuela, donde es la única petrolera estadounidense que sigue operando y exporta alrededor de 150.000 barriles
4 January 2026
Chevron stock in focus after U.S. strike captures Venezuela’s Maduro, putting CVX’s Venezuela oil flows under a microscope

Ações da Chevron em foco após ataque dos EUA capturar Maduro da Venezuela, colocando os fluxos de petróleo da CVX no país sob escrutínio

NOVA YORK, 3 de janeiro de 2026, 18:21 ET — Mercado fechado A Chevron (NYSE: CVX) esteve em destaque no sábado após o presidente Donald Trump afirmar que forças dos EUA atacaram a Venezuela e capturaram o presidente Nicolás Maduro. A ação foi negociada pela última vez a US$ 155,90, alta de 2,3% em relação ao fechamento anterior, após oscilar entre US$ 151,25 e US$ 155,96 na sessão de sexta-feira. Reuters A Chevron afirmou que estava focada na segurança dos funcionários e na integridade de seus ativos na Venezuela, onde é a única grande petroleira dos EUA ainda operando e
4 January 2026
Chevron stock in focus after U.S. strike captures Venezuela’s Maduro, putting CVX’s Venezuela oil flows under a microscope

Titolo delle azioni Chevron sotto i riflettori dopo il blitz USA che cattura Maduro in Venezuela, mettendo sotto la lente i flussi di petrolio venezuelani di CVX

NEW YORK, 3 gennaio 2026, 18:21 ET — Mercato chiuso Chevron (NYSE: CVX) è stata al centro dell’attenzione sabato dopo che il presidente Donald Trump ha dichiarato che le forze statunitensi hanno colpito il Venezuela e catturato il presidente Nicolas Maduro. Il titolo ha chiuso a $155,90, in rialzo del 2,3% rispetto alla chiusura precedente, dopo aver oscillato tra $151,25 e $155,96 nella sessione di venerdì. Reuters Chevron ha dichiarato di essere concentrata sulla sicurezza dei dipendenti e sull’integrità dei suoi asset in Venezuela, dove è l’unica grande compagnia petrolifera statunitense ancora operativa ed esporta circa 150.000 barili al giorno
4 January 2026
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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Chevron stock in spotlight after U.S. strike in Venezuela captures Maduro, oil embargo in focus

Las acciones de Chevron en el centro de atención tras ataque estadounidense en Venezuela que captura a Maduro; embargo petrolero en foco

NUEVA YORK, 4 de enero de 2026, 08:36 ET — Mercado cerrado Las acciones de Chevron estarán en el centro de atención cuando se reanude la negociación en EE. UU. el lunes, después de que Washington lanzara ataques en Venezuela el sábado y capturara al presidente Nicolás Maduro, intensificando las dudas sobre las sanciones y los flujos de crudo. ( Reuters) La acción cerró por última vez con un alza del 2,29% a $155,90 el viernes, antes de la operación del fin de semana, dejando a los inversores la tarea de valorar las consecuencias cuando los mercados reabran. ( Yahoo
4 January 2026
Trump’s Venezuela Oil Takeover Push: PDVSA Cuts Output, Chevron and U.S. Refiners in Focus

Trump’s Venezuela Oil Takeover Push: PDVSA Cuts Output, Chevron and U.S. Refiners in Focus

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 02:44 ET — Market closed Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has started trimming crude output as a U.S. oil embargo — a government-ordered ban on trade — has choked off exports and squeezed storage capacity, sources familiar with the situation said. Reuters The cuts land as President Donald Trump moves to place the oil-rich nation under temporary American control after the U.S. captured President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend, putting Venezuela’s oil policy — and who ultimately controls the barrels — at the center of the market’s next move. Reuters Why this matters now: Venezuela’s
5 January 2026
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SLB stock price in focus: Venezuela ramp-up talk meets softer Q1 signals

SLB stock price in focus: Venezuela ramp-up talk meets softer Q1 signals

SLB shares closed down 0.3% at $49.15 after its earnings report Friday. CEO Olivier Le Peuch said customers are inquiring about Venezuela, but licenses and payment terms remain unresolved. The company posted Q4 revenue of $9.75 billion and raised its dividend 3.5% to $0.295 per share. U.S. officials have reportedly discussed deploying SLB and others to restore Venezuela’s oilfields.
25 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

MARA stock jumps 22% into weekend as bitcoin whipsaws; Monday risk test looms

MARA stock jumps 22% into weekend as bitcoin whipsaws; Monday risk test looms

7 February 2026
MARA shares jumped 22.4% to $8.24 Friday, trading higher after hours, as the company moved $87 million in bitcoin to major custodians. About 82.4 million MARA shares changed hands. Bitcoin hovered near $68,928 Saturday. A MARA filing showed its general counsel had shares withheld for taxes on vested stock units, not an open market sale.
Apple stock (AAPL) set for Monday test as memory-chip crunch revives iPhone price question

Apple stock (AAPL) set for Monday test as memory-chip crunch revives iPhone price question

7 February 2026
Apple shares closed up 0.8% at $278.12 Friday, then slipped 0.3% after hours. A global DRAM shortage is raising component costs, putting pressure on Apple’s pricing ahead of its Feb. 24 shareholder meeting. CEO Tim Cook said memory prices will rise “sharply” but gave no details on possible iPhone price hikes. Investors await signals before next week’s U.S. inflation data.
Roivant stock surges on brepocitinib skin-disease data; what to watch into Monday

Roivant stock surges on brepocitinib skin-disease data; what to watch into Monday

7 February 2026
Roivant shares surged 22.4% to $25.82 after Phase 2 data showed its drug brepocitinib outperformed placebo in cutaneous sarcoidosis, with no serious adverse events. The company plans a Phase 3 trial in 2026 and has filed for FDA approval in dermatomyositis. Quarterly revenue reached $2 million, with a $313.7 million loss. Cash holdings stood at $4.5 billion.
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