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Crude Rallies on Rising Geopolitical Risks

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) on Monday closed up +1.00 (+1.74%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) closed up +0.0218 (+1.28%). Crude oil and gasoline prices recovered from early losses on Monday and settled sharply higher as rising global geopolitical risks in Russia, the Middle East, Nigeria, and Venezuela...

Barchart · Jan 5

Cattle Bulls Are Hitting the Gas in 2026: What to Watch, and Why Grains and Hogs Are Down

Traders will be watching U.S.-China trade relations, a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, and new cases of the new world screwworm, among other catalysts as the new year kicks off.

Barchart · Jan 5

‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry says toppling of Venezuela’s Maduro will weaken Russia’s global standing as its oil ‘just became less important’

Russia’s oil exports are its “lifeline” and largely fund its war on Ukraine, says one economist.

Fortune · Jan 5

Bulletin world briefing: Iran’s supreme leader could ‘flee to Russia’ and where Trump could hit next

Here are five of the biggest stories from around the world today. Iran’s supreme leader will ‘flee for Russia’ if protests overwhelm security Greenland and Colombia among countries Trump could attack next All the charges brought against Venezeula’s former president Maduro Final 16 victims of Swiss ski resort fire have…

The Independent UK · Jan 5

Ukraine's security service chief resigns amid Zelenskyy's Kyiv reshuffle

Following the largest anti-corruption investigation of his presidency, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has launched a significant shake-up of the government and his office, with a series of dismissals and appointments in top political and security roles.

Euronews · Jan 5

Europe must stop pretending there was ever a truly rules-based international order

The US seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is not troubling because international law has once again been sidelined, but because Europeans continue to react as if this were unexpected, Danish MEP Henrik Dahl writes in an opinion article for Euronews.

Euronews · Jan 5

Donald Trump’s raid on Venezuela foreshadows a new ‘great power’ carve-up of the world

Donald Trump and his senior officials have hailed Operation Absolute Resolve, the raid on Caracas and the capture and abduction of Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, as an outstanding military success.

The Conversation · Jan 5

Trump’s Venezuela invasion sets a perilous precedent

If Trump can invade Venezuela, why can’t Putin invade Ukraine? Or Xi Jinping seize Taiwan?

The Guardian - US · Jan 5

Zelensky replaces Ukraine’s security chief ahead of Paris peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced the head of the country's security service as part of a top-level reshuffle

The Independent UK · Jan 5

US-India Trade Tensions: Trump Threatens New Delhi With Tariff Hikes Over Russian Oil Imports

Trump warns India of new tariffs over Russian oil imports, escalating US-India trade tensions.

International Business Times · Jan 5