President Trump said that U.S. energy companies are eager to invest in Venezuela, the nation with the largest oil reserves, and U.S. energy stocks rose Monday at the prospect. Still, it’s not a simple proposition given the cost and the political uncertainty. Source: abc13.com

Trump promised a manufacturing comeback and cheaper prices. Source: thebulwark.com

The U.S. military captures Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, threatening Cuba’s economy as the nation loses a key provider of oil supplies for communist country’s energy sector. Source: foxbusiness.com

China is by far the biggest international player in Venezuela, and Beijing would not stand down if its business interests there were threatened Source: theglobeandmail.com

Seismic changes have been set in motion by the Trump administration’s sweeping policy agenda and a mega-wave of AI investment. Source: axios.com

The main risk to the U.S. economy from the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuela’s leader over the weekend would stem from rising oil prices, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on Monday, but that does not appear to be underway so far. Source: reuters.com