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Trump says U.S. is "in charge" of Venezuela, Maduro jailed in New York after U.S. military operation
Nicolas Maduro and his wife are expected to face federal charges related to drug trafficking and working with gangs designated as terrorist organizations.
Dec. 23 (UPI) --A delayed report Tuesday showed U.S. economic growth surged in the third quarter, driven by robust consumer spending. The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4.3% in the third quarter, according to preliminary data from the U.S ...
U.S. forces, led by the Coast Guard, are now chasing a third oil tanker near Venezuela, sharply escalating a high-stakes crackdown aimed at the country’s sanctioned crude trade. The Coast Guard is working with federal partners to track another oil tanker ...
The greenback has slumped as investors "Sell America." Several factors explain why the dollar is shedding value.
Speaking Jan. 28 at the SpaceCom Space Mobility conference, Whiting said the idea for a commercially integrated tabletop exercise was driven by reports that Russia intends to field a nuclear weapon in orbit. “A nuclear detonation in outer space would cause devastating consequences for the United States, the world and the global economy,” he said.
Fears have been swirling for years that the era of U.S. dollar reserve currency status could be coming to an end, with the turmoil triggered by U.S. president Donald Trump’s global trade tariffs and the rise of China as a economic challenger to the U.S. stoking those fears.
Oil hit its highest since late September after a winter storm disrupted U.S. crude output while a weak dollar, continued Kazakh outages lent further support.
President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on any country that delivers oil to Cuba appeared to be directed largely at Mexico, the only nation that has sent any meaningful fuel shipments to the island.