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Venezuelan opposition leader Machado plans to return to her country at the end of the year

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado plans to return to her country at the end of the year

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado hopes to return to her country before the end of 2026 and is urging the United States to accelerate plans for holding elections. In an interview with Reuters on Sunday night, the Nobel Peace Prize winner said she “absolutely” saw herself returning to Venezuela soon, and warned that The ...

Machado claims to be in close talks with the United States about his return

Machado claims to be in close talks with the United States about his return

The main leader of the Venezuelan opposition, María Corina Machado, said that she is “coordinating” her return to the country with the United States, without specifying a date.. Machado, in a press conference held on Saturday in Madrid, claimed to be in “permanent” contact with Trump administration officials and “trusts” the gradual process that Washington ...

Skyrocketing gasoline prices have hit these US cities.

Skyrocketing gasoline prices have hit these US cities.

Gasoline prices have skyrocketed across the United States as a result of the war with Iran, But this increase is causing greater economic problems in some cities than others. And it’s not necessarily the places where gas prices have risen the most, like Chicago or Los Angeles. Instead, it is concentrated in smaller, more dispersed ...

George E. Warren will load a shipment of Venezuelan heavy crude oil between April and May

George E. Warren will load a shipment of Venezuelan heavy crude oil between April and May

The American oil trading and supply firm George E. Warren LLC has agreed to acquire a shipment of one million barrels of Venezuelan Merey heavy crude oil, which will be shipped between late April and early May, according to a maritime transport document seen by Reuters. The licenses Americanswhich increasingly allow transactions in the Venezuelan ...

Stocks rally as S&P 500 heads for third week of gains

Stocks rally as S&P 500 heads for third week of gains

Stocks rose on growing speculation that a deal to end the war between the United States and Iran is getting closer, which has led operators to take greater risks after an extraordinary rise. S&P 500 futures rose 0.8% after the index hit consecutive all-time highs. The index is heading for its third consecutive week of ...

Optimism over potential truce boosts tech stocks and S&P 500 futures

Optimism over potential truce boosts tech stocks and S&P 500 futures

Renewed demand for technology stocks propelled US stocks to new highs, amid growing optimism that Washington and Iran are seeking to extend a two-week truce. S&P 500 futures rose slightly after the benchmark index closed above 7,000 points for the first time. Nasdaq 100 contracts rose 0.2% as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s strong revenue outlook ...

Grupo Cisneros prepares US$1 billion fund to invest in Venezuela

Grupo Cisneros prepares US$1 billion fund to invest in Venezuela

The Cisneros Group prepares a fund of US$1,000 million to invest in VenezuelaThe group’s executive director, Adriana Cisneros, said Thursday. The executive of the group, which is a conglomerate of mass media and entertainment, among others, He added that they are raising capital for the fund, which could inject capital into three to four sectors ...

Yamandú Orsi proposes withdrawing or correcting the early release clause after criticism

Yamandú Orsi proposes withdrawing or correcting the early release clause after criticism

President Yamandú Orsi reported that the government will promote the elimination or correction of the provision on early release included in the draft reform of the Code of Criminal Procedure, given the strong public and political rejection that generated the possibility of early releases. The text, prepared by a Technical Advisory Group (GAT) of the ...

S&P 500 and Nasdaq reach historical highs due to results and optimism in the East

S&P 500 and Nasdaq reach historical highs due to results and optimism in the East

He benchmark index S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, with great technological weight, closed at record highs on Wednesday, boosted by corporate results and hopes for progress in negotiations between the United States and Iran. Stocks have found support this week in the investors’ hopes that Washington and Tehran can return to the negotiating table with ...