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26.02.26 - 13:01
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Rubio says US Investigating Cuba Incident, Nvidia Earnings Lukewarm | The Opening Trade 2/26/2026 (Bloomberg)
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Cuban forces killed four people who had opened fire from a speedboat with Florida tags, an incident with the potential to escalate an already tense standoff with the US.
Nvidia, the dominant maker of artificial intelligence processors, failed to impress investors with its latest sales forecast, signaling that concerns about an overheated AI economy will continue to dog the company.
The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won't find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game. Hosted by Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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23.02.26 - 15:30
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US Intel Aided Mexican Special Forces In "El Mencho" Kill As Spillover Risks Rise (ZeroHedge)
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US Intel Aided Mexican Special Forces In "El Mencho" Kill As Spillover Risks Rise
The Sunday killing of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), by Mexican security forces unleashed coordinated cartel retaliation attacks, driving rapid instability across Guadalajara (Jalisco's capital) and spilling into high-traffic resort areas, including Puerto Vallarta.
CNN reported that the US provided intelligence support to Mexican Army Special Forces, aided by aircraft and the National Guard's Immediate Reaction Force, during the operation to capture Oseguera. The operation, however, devolved into a fierce firefight with CJNG operatives and El Mencho that ultimately resulted in his death.
Almost immediately after El Mencho's death, Guadalajara, Mexico's third-largest city and the capital of Jalisco State, plunged into instant chaos as CJNG foot soldiers sparked narco-terrorism operations.
NEW:
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14.02.26 - 18:21
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Was Anthropic′s Claude Used In AI Kill-Chain During Maduro Venezuela Raid (ZeroHedge)
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Was Anthropic's Claude Used In AI Kill-Chain During Maduro Venezuela Raid
Anthropic's AI tool, Claude, was reportedly used during the Delta Force raid to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
As one X user joked about what U.S. officials might have prompted the chatbot: "Claude, tell me where to find Maduro so we can capture him with no casualties."
The Wall Street Journal reports that Claude is "the first AI model developer to be used in classified operations by the Department of Defense."
Anthropic's model was reportedly used by Palantir Technologies in the daring Delta Force raid to capture Maduro, which allegedly included bombing multiple high-value sites in Caracas last month.
An Anthropic spokesman told the outlet that, for any specific operation, the DoD must comply with its policies. Notably, the use of Claude to facilitate violence, develop weapons, or conduct surveillance is prohibited.
"We cannot comment on whether Claude, or any other AI model, was ...
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14.02.26 - 17:12
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US military used Anthropic′s AI model Claude in Venezuela raid, report says (The Guardian)
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Wall Street Journal says Claude used in operation via Anthropic's partnership with Palantir TechnologiesClaude, the AI model developed by Anthropic, was used by the US military during its operation to kidnap Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, the Wall Street Journal revealed on Saturday, a high-profile example of how the US defence department is using artificial intelligence in its operations.The US raid on Venezuela involved bombing across the capital, Caracas, and the killing of 83 people, according to Venezuela's defence ministry. Anthropic's terms of use prohibit the use of Claude for violent ends, for the development of weapons or for conducting surveillance. Continue reading......
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15.01.26 - 02:18
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Analysis: Havana′s Playbook Or Conspiracy Theory? Testing Washington′s Claim That Cuban Intel Fueled US Protests (ZeroHedge)
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Analysis: Havana's Playbook Or Conspiracy Theory? Testing Washington's Claim That Cuban Intel Fueled US Protests
Submitted by The Bureau's Sam Cooper,
In the aftershock of the Trump administration's special-forces extraction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a new report from the Heritage Foundation advances a sweeping, Cold War–inflected thesis: that the real command post for much of Latin America's authoritarian drift — and a significant driver of American street unrest since 2020 — is Havana.
Its most incendiary claim is also, arguably, the one most relevant to a Trump administration now tightening its focus on leftist heads of state from Mexico City to Bogotá: that Cuba's communist regime, working through Venezuela and allied networks across Latin America, has sought to weaponize narcotics trafficking while also stoking social unrest inside the United States.
“Venezuela is rightly getting all the attention after the arrest of dictator Nicolas Maduro, but it is importa...
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08.01.26 - 09:36
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US To Control Venezuelan Oil ′Indefinitely′; Iran Protests | Horizons Middle East & Africa 1/8/2026 (Bloomberg)
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The US plans to control future sales of Venezuelan oil indefinitely, with President Donald Trump saying the country will use revenue only to buy US-made goods. Also on the show: Bloomberg News has learned Russia targeted South African video gamers as part of a recruitment drive for its war in Ukraine; Iran's president has ordered security forces not to target peaceful protesters; Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share Index jumped as much as 2.5% on Wednesday; Samsung says its 4Q profit more than tripled to a record high. Guests include: Jun Bei Liu, Ten Cap, Founder; Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Control Risks, Senior Analyst. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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07.01.26 - 09:19
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Trump′s Venezuela Oil Play; Saudi Opens Up Stock Market | Horizons Middle East & Africa 1/7/2026 (Bloomberg)
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US President Donald Trump says Venezuela will send the US as much as 50M barrels of oil. Also on the show: Nvidia and Siemens are expanding their partnership using AI to transform industrial systems; President Trump is not ruling out the use of military force to acquire Greenland; Saudi Arabia is moving to open its real estate market to foreign buyers; Saudi is also opening its stock market to all foreign investors. Guests include: Maurice Gravier, Emirates NBD, Group Chief Investment Officer for Wealth Management; Rachel Ziemba, Ziemba Insights, Founder. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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06.01.26 - 18:24
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Cuba′s Security-State Colonization In Americas, Proven By Delta Force Killing 32 Intel Agents Surrounding Maduro (ZeroHedge)
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Cuba's Security-State Colonization In Americas, Proven By Delta Force Killing 32 Intel Agents Surrounding Maduro
Submitted by The Bureau's Michael Lima,
For years, the Cuban regime has insisted that its presence in Venezuela was benign—limited to doctors, nurses, and sports trainers offering humanitarian solidarity. The deaths of 32 Cuban military and intelligence personnel while defending Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro have now shattered that fiction.
As early as March 2019, Cuba's ambassador to Canada, Josefina Vidal, appeared on CBC News to denounce Canadian reporting on Cuba's security intervention in Venezuela. She dismissed the claims outright: “The assertion that thousands of Cubans would allegedly be inserted into the structures of the armed and security forces of Venezuela, supporting the government of (legitimate) President Nicolás Maduro, is a scandalous slander,” she said, demanding proof.
Today, that proof is unmistakable. These men did not die treating patients or...
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05.01.26 - 15:45
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Stocks, Gold, Bitcoin All Jump As Venezuela Concerns Outweighted By AI Optimism (ZeroHedge)
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Stocks, Gold, Bitcoin All Jump As Venezuela Concerns Outweighted By AI Optimism
Global stocks, US futures, gold, the dollar and bitcoin all rose after the purge of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro fanned geopolitical risk, while renewed momentum in the AI trade powered tech heavyweights in Asian hours. As of 8:15am ET, S&P futures were up 0.3% while Nasdaq futures gained 0.6%, with chip stocks such as AMD, Micron Technology and Intel gaining more than 3% in premarket trading. . In Europe, the Stoxx 600 rose 0.4% and was on course for a record close with most of the upside coming from a handful of sectors. Tech stocks are leading, as they did in Asia overnight. Spot gold advanced nearly 2% to climb above $4,410 an ounce, while silver jumped more than 3%. A gauge of the dollar headed for its biggest gain in two weeks. The US economic calendar includes December ISM manufacturing at 10am; ahead this week are S&P Global US services PMI, ADP employment change, ISM services index, JOLTS ...
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