US-Venezuela oil deal angers China, pushes prices down

US-Venezuela oil deal angers China, pushes prices down

My Marina Wide HOUSTON/BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Global oil prices fell on Wednesday as China denounced the United States as a bully after President Donald Trump’s administration said it had persuaded Venezuela to divert supplies from Beijing and import up to $2 billion of embargoed crude. The deal was in line with Trump’s stated … Read more

After Maduro’s capture, Trump’s tough talk evokes a return to the days of US imperialism

After Maduro’s capture, Trump’s tough talk evokes a return to the days of US imperialism

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has been tight-lipped about the larger message he is trying to send to the world with the U.S. military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro and prompt the Venezuelan leader and his wife to be extradited to the United States to face federal drug-trafficking charges. “American dominance in the Western … Read more

The United States strikes Venezuela, captures Maduro and his wife

The United States strikes Venezuela, captures Maduro and his wife

The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said President Nicolás Maduro and his wife had been captured and driven out of the country after months of increased pressure from Washington — an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack. Multiple explosions went … Read more

The world reacts to the US bombing of Venezuela, the ‘capture’ of Maduro

The world reacts to the US bombing of Venezuela, the ‘capture’ of Maduro

American President Donald Trump said that the United States carried out a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro. In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that Maduro and his wife had been “captured and kicked out of the country” after the operation, which he said was carried out “in conjunction … Read more

Trump suspends green card lottery program leaving Brown University and MIT shootings in doubt in US

Trump suspends green card lottery program leaving Brown University and MIT shootings in doubt in US

President Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery program on Thursday that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that, at Trump’s direction, she is ordering US Citizenship and Immigration Services to … Read more

Trump Still Got A Message From Pope Leo That He Definitely Won’t Like

Trump Still Got A Message From Pope Leo That He Definitely Won’t Like

Pope Leo did not hesitate to express his views on the state of affairs in the United States. Mondadori Portfolio / Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Immediately, in his first major interview after being elected Pope, Leo said that he was concerned about “some things that are being done in the States”. He added, “Sometimes … Read more

5 List of High Yielding Goldman Sachs Convictions Delivering Safe Passive Income

5 List of High Yielding Goldman Sachs Convictions Delivering Safe Passive Income

Thinkstock Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is the second largest investment bank in the world by revenue and is ranked 55th on the Fortune 500 list of the largest US corporations by total revenue. The white glove giant of Wall Street offers financing, advisory services, risk distribution, and hedging for the firm’s institutional and corporate … Read more

Survivors on ‘narco boat’ targeted by Trump order scuttled after Hegseth’s verbal command to ‘kill everyone’: Report

Survivors on ‘narco boat’ targeted by Trump order scuttled after Hegseth’s verbal command to ‘kill everyone’: Report

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly gave a verbal order to leave no survivors behind as the Donald Trump administration launched the first of more than a dozen attacks on alleged drug boats that have killed more than 80 people over the past three months. On September 2, US military personnel fired a missile that hit … Read more

The cross-border boom collides with increasing security risks

The cross-border boom collides with increasing security risks

Borderlands Mexico is a weekly outline of developments in the world of trucking and cross-border trade between the United States and Mexico. This week: Cross-border boom collides with rising security risks; Mexico sets new quarterly FDI record with nearly $41B in Q4; and La Bonanza Avocados opens a logistics center in Pharr. NEW ORLEANS — … Read more