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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday sketched the contours of Washington’s strategy for Venezuela following the surprise capture of President Nicolas Maduro, distancing the administration from President Donald Trump’s earlier assertion that the United States will “run” the South American nation. Speaking during separate appearances on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” and […]
An on-air exchange on “The Ramsey Show” highlighted the financial consequences of selling a home too quickly and spending the proceeds without considering tax obligations. Logan, a caller from Lexington, Kentucky, told personal finance broadcaster Dave Ramsey that he and his wife had sold their house only to steer a substantial portion of the gain […]
The debate over a possible “artificial-intelligence bubble” has intensified since the public launch of ChatGPT four years ago. Yet current industry data and supply-chain indicators suggest that companies tied to generative AI and accelerated computing are positioned to extend their market leadership into 2026, even as infrastructure and energy limitations begin to influence expansion plans. […]
The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) and the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) rank among the most popular exchange-traded funds for investors seeking reliable cash distributions. Although both products focus on dividend-paying U.S. equities, their cost structures, yields, sector weightings, and historical performance diverge in ways that can materially influence portfolio construction. […]
The White House is confronting renewed criticism of former President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon ex-Honduran leader Juan Orlando Hernandez after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday and placed him under federal indictment for narcotics-related crimes. The juxtaposition of the November 2025 pardon and the January 3, 2026 arrest has raised bipartisan […]
Tesla’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 production and delivery figures fell slightly below internal goals but roughly matched Wall Street estimates, prompting veteran Wedbush analyst Dan Ives to summarize the outcome as “better than feared.” The report, released on 4 January 2026, comes as the electric-vehicle maker contends with the loss of a key U.S. tax […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday denounced President Donald Trump’s decision to send U.S. forces into Venezuela, arguing that the extraction of President Nicolás Maduro was carried out without congressional authorization and therefore runs afoul of federal law. Speaking on the network news program “This Week” on 4 January 2026, the New York Democrat […]
WASHINGTON / CARACAS — U.S. troops captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores during a coordinated assault that struck multiple sites in Venezuela shortly after 2 a.m. local time on 3 January 2026. The pair were removed from the country within hours and are now in U.S. custody facing federal narcotics-related charges, […]
Micron Technology Inc. is entering 2026 with higher expectations for revenue growth and profitability, driven by firmer pricing for dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and NAND flash components. The U.S. chipmaker has reacted to the favorable backdrop by expanding its investment program, signaling confidence that the current demand cycle for memory products will persist well beyond […]
Analysts anticipate only modest movements in crude benchmarks following President Donald Trump’s removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, concluding that ample global supply should mute any immediate shock to energy markets. Production Constraints Temper Market Reaction Venezuela, an Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) founding member, holds the world’s largest proven crude reserves. Despite […]
Western Digital Corporation’s stock has climbed sharply in 2025 as expanding cloud budgets and larger artificial-intelligence (AI) workloads lift demand for the company’s high-capacity hard disk drives. The storage manufacturer, traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker WDC, now sits among the 20 best-performing dividend stocks of the year after gaining more than 280 percent […]
Major U.S. carriers restored service to Puerto Rico and other Caribbean destinations early Sunday after the Federal Aviation Administration ended a short-lived airspace restriction prompted by U.S. military strikes in Venezuela. The ban, imposed late Saturday, had required commercial aircraft to avoid wide sections of the region, leading to hundreds of cancellations and stranding thousands […]