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Exxon Mobil hit a record after Trump threatened to cut it out of Venezuela — here’s why
Exxon Mobil hit record highs this week after rubbing President Donald Trump the wrong way at a White House meeting on investment in Venezuela. Trump said Sunday he is inclined ” to keep Exxon out ” of Venezuela, after CEO Darren Woods told the president that the South American nation is ” uninvestable .” Exxon’s […]
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Stock futures are flat as traders look ahead to more bank earnings: Live updates
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock futures were little changed Tuesday night after the S&P 500 pulled back from record levels seen earlier in the week. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 40 points, or nearly 0.1%. S&P 500 futures were marginally lower, as were […]
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Powell’s criminal investigation, Google’s AI shopping push, Boeing deliveries and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. I find myself at an impasse trying to decide what to write in this intro. As someone who’s committed to their skincare routine, I should write about this story on the latest men’s beauty trend. But as a Michigan native, […]
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Trump threatens to sideline Exxon from Venezuela’s oil: ‘They’re playing too cute’
Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive officer Exxon Mobil Corp., during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to sideline Exxon Mobil from Venezuela’s energy market, saying he didn’t […]
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What Trump’s Venezuela intervention means for Guyana’s vast oil wealth
A woman holding an umbrella crosses a road at the entrance of Demerara Harbour Bridge with a sign that reads “Essequibo belongs to Guyana” in Georgetown on September 2, 2025. Joaquin Sarmiento | Afp | Getty Images The Trump administration’s military intervention in Venezuela is expected to radically reshape regional risk, including when it comes […]
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Trump seeks to stop courts, creditors from seizing Venezuelan oil revenue in the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from members of the media during a meeting with oil and gas executives in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 9, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that aims to block the seizure […]
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Trump says oil companies will spend $100 billion in Venezuela with U.S. government protection
President Donald Trump met Friday afternoon with more than a dozen oil companies at the White House to discuss plans for investment in Venezuela, less than a week after the U.S. ousted President Nicolas Maduro. Exxon CEO Darren Woods, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance, and Chevron Vice Chairman Mark Nelson attended. Executives from Halliburton, Valero and […]
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Jobs data, a potential tariff ruling, the latest on Venezuela and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. These introductions have been helpful in reminding me what day it is amid such a busy news week, but I’m still struggling to get the hang of writing that we’re in 2026. Stock futures are near flat this morning. The […]
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Trump’s defense spending plans, Venezuelan oil, Ford’s eyes-off driving push and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. If you can’t already tell from reading this newsletter, I’m a big cliché user. So with the S&P 500‘s first losing day of the year, maybe traders can seek solace from the age-old saying: It’s a marathon, not a sprint. […]
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Trump reserves right to use military force to secure oil interests in Venezuela, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to depart for the Army/Navy football game in Baltimore, at the White House in Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Reuters President Donald Trump reserves the right to use military force to secure oil interests in Venezuela, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday. “The president, of […]
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