5 takeaways on Venezuela in the aftermath of Maduro: a memo to CEOs
There is little dispute about the character of Nicolas Maduro, but there is little incentive for U.S. corporate leaders to gloat and be used as foils.
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Before Maduro arrest, Nobel Prize winner said Venezuela has a $1.7 trillion opportunity to privatize over 500 companies and undo socialist ‘disaster’
Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves, but “our people don’t even have gas even to cook. That’s a disaster,” María Corina Machado told Fortune last year.
Trump snatches Maduro but leaves his regime in charge for now
For now, there’s no plan spelled out to have American troops or administrators in Venezuela.
This is the next Trump construction project, joining the White House ballroom, Rose Garden replacement and others
The Courses at Andrews — inside the secure confines of Joint Base Andrews in Maryland — are known as the “president's golf course."
Cash machines in this former communist country issue euros for the first time after becoming the 21st member of the currency union
The country of nearly 6.7 million people was one of the poorest when it first became a member of the European Union in 2007.
Bridgewater, D.E. Shaw among top hedge fund gainers of 2025
Michel Massoud’s event-driven Melqart Opportunities Fund surged 45%, and Citadel’s flagship hedge fund posted a 10.2% increase in 2025.
Canadian stocks set record for records in ‘jaw-dropping’ year
“The numbers themselves are somewhat jaw dropping,” said IG Wealth Management chief investment strategist Philip Petursson by phone.
Mamdani vows to ‘govern as a democratic socialist’ for every construction worker, halal cart vendor and spice-wielding cook in New York City
“Beginning today, we will govern expansively and audaciously. We may not always succeed, but never will we be accused of lacking the courage to try."
Quran used to swear in New York City’s mayor for the first time in history as Zohran Mamdani takes office
It dates back to the late 18th or early 19th century and belongs to the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
