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The S&P 500 rallied 16.39% in 2025, mostly on the back of enthusiasm over AI. But investors have to contend with the U.S.’ attack on Venezuela.
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The S&P 500 rallied 16.39% in 2025, mostly on the back of enthusiasm over AI. But investors have to contend with the U.S.’ attack on Venezuela.
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The arrest of Nicolás Maduro has thrown Venezuela’s politically fraught oil industries back into focus.
The S&P 500 rallied 16.39% in 2025, mostly on the back of enthusiasm over AI, though some pockets of the sector weakened as the year drew to a close.
The impact of Maduro’s overthrow on oil prices is ambiguous in the short run, said Daan Struyven, head of oil research at Goldman Sachs.
An extraordinary mission dubbed “Operation Absolute Resolve” saw elite troops breach the Venezuelan president’s fortified compound.
It is the latest in a spate of violent attacks in Niger state, and comes a day after officials said schools could reopen following a mass abduction last year.
Long seen as one of the most powerful figures in Venezuelan politics, Flores has also faced allegations of corruption and nepotism.
An elite unit of the US army captured the Venezuelan leader in an extraordinary operation that can be followed through photos, satellite images and maps.
A fault with radio communications caused air traffic controllers to temporarily suspend arrivals and departures.