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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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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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11.11.25 - 21:06
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UK Cuts Intelligence Sharing With US Related To ′Illegal′ Venezuela Action (ZeroHedge)
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UK Cuts Intelligence Sharing With US Related To 'Illegal' Venezuela Action
Just as the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group entered Caribbean waters on Tuesday, it's been revealed that the United Kingdom has made the unprecedented and provocative move of cutting off intelligence-sharing with the United States related to suspected drug trafficking vessels off Venezuela.
CNN reports Tuesday that Britain cited that it does not want to be complicit in ongoing US military strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats, as it believes the action is illegal, amounting to extrajudicial killings, also after recent criticisms from United Nations officials. However, it is said to be a cut-off in only "some" intel-sharing.
UK Ministry of Defence
This is of immense importance from one of America's closest allies - and part of the 'Five Eyes' intelligence sharing nations - which has time and again enthusiastically joined in Washington's military adventurism abroad, from Afghanistan to ...
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23.03.25 - 16:45
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DOJ Probes Classified Intel Leak To New York Times Challenging Deportation Of Venezuelan Gang Members (ZeroHedge)
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DOJ Probes Classified Intel Leak To New York Times Challenging Deportation Of Venezuelan Gang Members
Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
The Justice Department announced Friday that it has opened a criminal investigation into a leak of classified intelligence regarding the Tren de Aragua gang—information that was reported by The New York Times and appears to challenge the legal foundation for President Donald Trump's recent deportation efforts targeting the violent transnational gang.
In this image from video, Todd Blanche testifies during his confirmation hearing in Washington on Feb. 12, 2025. He was later confirmed as deputy attorney general. The Epoch Times via Senate Judiciary Committee
In a statement issued March 21, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating what he called the “selective leak of inaccurate, but nevertheless classified” intelligence about Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang that the S...
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