↑ United States Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher after U.S. captures Venezuela’s Maduro, oil slips - Asia-Pacific markets were set to open the first official trading week of 2026 on a firmer footing after the U.S. said it captured Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, with oil prices easing.Rubio explains how U.S. might 'run' Venezuela after Maduros' ouster - President Donald Trump on Saturday said the U.S. will "run" Venezuela until a new leader is determined. Maduro overthrow in oil-rich Venezuela unlikely to shake energy markets in the near term - While Venezuela has the world's largest oil reserves, its oil production is relatively small.Trump says U.S. oil companies will invest billions of dollars in Venezuela after Maduro’s overthrow - U.S. oil companies will invest billions of dollars in Venezuela's energy sector after the overthrow of Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump said.Explosions Reported in Venezuela’s Capital - It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. The United States has been building pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian president, for months.Ilya Lichtenstein, Bitcoin hacker behind massive crypto theft, credits Trump for early prison release - Ilya Lichtenstein had been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty and admitting to the hack of crypto assets valued in the billions of dollars.China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla as world’s top EV seller for the first time - The milestone would cap an extraordinary rise for BYD, a company Tesla's Elon Musk once dismissed by laughing at their products. How $160 million worth of export-controlled Nvidia chips were allegedly smuggled into China - The scheme involved falsifying shipping documents to misclassify the GPUs and hide their true destinations, including China and other prohibited locations.The 2025 Politics Yearbook: Most Likely to Be Extreme and Chaotic - How much more chaotic could a second Trump term be? 2025 did not disappoint.Asia-Pacific markets set to open flat in year-end trade - Asia-Pacific markets were poised for modest gains on the holiday-shortened and final trading day of the year.