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Watch: Trump addresses the nation following U.S. strike against Venezuela
[The stream is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak Saturday morning following a stunning, large-scale attack on Venezuela overnight. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, were captured […]
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Week in review: We initiated a position — plus, top gainers and laggards of 2025
Friday marked the end of a lackluster week for stocks and the first trading session of 2026. The market was mixed for the holiday-shortened week: The Dow and Nasdaq shed 0.1% and 1.5%, respectively, while the S & P 500 edged roughly 1% lower, its third back-to-back loss since Monday. It’s unclear what caused the […]
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U.S. indictment against Venezuela President Maduro, wife is unsealed
A federal indictment charging Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, his wife and four other people with narco-terrorism conspiracy and other charges was unsealed Saturday and posted online by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on the heels of the couple’s dramatic capture by American forces in their own country. “For over 25 years, leaders of Venezuela have […]
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These are the most overbought and oversold stocks in the S&P 500 as 2026 begins
The year just began, but there may be opportunities for investors to catch potential bounces on some stocks — or avoid pullbacks near-term. The major averages were listless on Friday, the first trading day of 2026, as they alternated between gains and losses. For the week, they finished down more than 1% across the board. […]
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After a bruising 2025, the Fed faces another slew of challenges in the year ahead
Key Points The Federal Reserve heads into 2026 facing a slew of political and policy challenges. Crucial issues include a new chair and an economy fed by both tailwinds and headwinds. The previous year saw the Fed come under the spotlight in ways that it never had before. Still, when it comes to policy, most […]
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‘An act of armed aggression’: World leaders react to the U.S. attack on Venezuela
Russia and Iran broadly condemned the U.S. attack on Venezuela early Saturday, while elsewhere, world leaders called for de-escalation and said they are monitoring the situation. The Russian foreign ministry called Saturday’s strikes on Venezuela “an act of armed aggression” that is “deeply concerning and condemnable.” “The pretexts used to justify such actions are unfounded […]
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Anthropic’s ‘do more with less’ bet has kept it at the AI frontier, co-founder Amodei tells CNBC
SAN FRANCISCO — Inside Anthropic headquarters, President and co-founder Daniela Amodei keeps coming back to a phrase that’s become a sort of governing principle for the artificial intelligence startup’s entire strategy: Do more with less. It’s a direct challenge to the prevailing mood across Silicon Valley, where the biggest labs and their backers are treating […]
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Airlines cancel dozens of Caribbean flights after U.S. attacks on Venezuela
Passengers sleep on the floor, after flights were delayed and cancelled when the airspace was closed due to U.S. strikes on Venezuela overnight, at Rafael Hernandez International Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo Airlines canceled flights throughout the Caribbean on Saturday after U.S. strikes on Venezuela. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered commercial aircraft to […]
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Trump says U.S. operation captured Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro
Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of explosions in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026. Str | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States conducted a large-scale strike in Venezuela that resulted in the capture and removal of Venezuelan President […]
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Trump orders Chinese-controlled firm to unwind chip asset deal, citing national security risks
File: President Donald Trump looks on after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on April 9, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images A company controlled by a Chinese national was ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday to unwind a $2.9 million acquisition of chip assets […]
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