NVIDIA Corporation

Oracle Corporation

Alphabet Inc.

Ford Motor Company

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Chevron Corporation

Verizon Communications Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

Morning in New York: investors fleeing risk

The Carlyle Group Inc.

Russian oil company Lukoil has found a buyer for its foreign assets that may finally satisfy OFAC. This is the American Carlyle, an investment company with big connections in US political circles. What is it known for?

Washington Liaison: the story of Carlyle, the buyer of Lukoil's foreign assets

Microsoft Corporation

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Tesla, Inc.

Apple Inc.

Wall Street is gearing up for the most eventful week of the first quarter: The U.S. Federal Reserve will hold an interest rate meeting, and a <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/stock-futures-sunday-trading-fed-shutdown-7db0cea7?mod=RTA#:~:text=about%20a%20fifth%20of%20S%26P%20500%20companies%20will%20report">fifth</a> of the companies in the S&amp;P 500 index will report earnings, including four issuers from the "Magnificent Seven": Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Tesla and Apple, Yahoo Finance <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-tech-earnings-fed-meeting-feature-as-markets-end-january-with-busiest-week-of-q1-what-to-watch-125211822.html">writes</a>.

Bigtech reporting and the Fed meeting: what investors need to know this week

DHT Holdings, Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corporation

U.S. President Donald Trump is aiming to attract billions of dollars of American investment in Venezuela's oil industry. Bloomberg has compiled a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-10/a-trader-s-guide-to-venezuela-as-trump-takes-over-oil-industry">guide</a> on how investors are approaching the sudden set of opportunities created by the capture and arrest by the states of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Oil, defense, agribusiness: Bloomberg compiled a guide for investors after Maduro's collapse

ConocoPhillips

The heads of major U.S. oil companies at a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, January 9, expressed caution about returning to Venezuela, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/trump-pressures-big-oil-for-100-billion-venezuela-investment?srnd=homepage-americas&amp;sref=Y0jVLcFo">reports </a>.Top managers of Chevron, Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, as well as executives of Halliburton, Valero Energy, Marathon and other players came to the White House. Although many thanked Trump for the opportunities opened after the overthrow of Maduro, big business is in no hurry to make large-scale investments, the agency notes.

Oil giants cautiously embraced Trump's call to invest $100 billion in Venezuela

Valero Energy Corporation

U.S. oil giant Chevron is in talks with the U.S. government to expand its license to produce and export oil from Venezuela after the overthrow of its leader Nicolas Maduro, sources <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chevron-talks-with-us-government-expanded-venezuela-license-sources-say-2026-01-07/">told </a>Reuters and a Bloomberg interviewer <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/chevron-in-talks-with-us-to-extend-venezuela-operating-license?sref=Y0jVLcFo">confirmed </a>.

Chevron in talks with U.S. to expand Venezuela production and exports - Reuters

Silver set a new record, gaining 15% since the beginning of 2026. Elon Musk's AI startup xAI raised $20 billion to expand its AI infrastructure and data centers. Meta faced scrutiny from China over its deal to buy startup Manus. Read about these and other topics in our review of key events as of the morning of January 7.

Chevron and investment firm Quantum jointly bid for Lukoil assets – FT


Marathon Petroleum Corporation

The US and Venezuela have begun negotiations on oil supplies to American refineries — Reuters

The Dow Jones soared 1.5% at once, and if the rally continues until closing, the index will set its first record in 2026.

US stocks jumped after Maduro's ouster. Who will be the main beneficiary?

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

Shares of US oil companies soared in premarket trading in New York.

Wall Street banks warn of long-term risks to oil prices due to Venezuela

Pinterest, Inc.

Baidu, Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the US stock market by Mikhail Denislavov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.