Venezuela's interim government will transfer 30 to 50 million barrels of "high-quality" oil to the US, which cannot be exported due to Washington's sanctions, President Donald Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689">said</a> in a post on Truth Social. For comparison, Venezuela currently <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/ssa-zahvatili-maduro-posle-udarov-po-venesuele-onlajn">supplies </a>no more than 800,000 barrels per day <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/ssa-zahvatili-maduro-posle-udarov-po-venesuele-onlajn">to </a>the world market, Bloomberg noted. The US itself produces 13.8 million barrels per day.

Venezuela to transfer up to 50 million barrels of oil to the US — Trump

KBR, Inc.

Fluor Corporation

RTX Corporation

AECOM

US President Donald Trump has stated that Washington will take control of Venezuela after the overthrow of Nicolás Maduro. Political commentator Petr Kiryan believes that for investors, this could mean a repeat of the Iraq scenario.

Venezuela as a contract: what Trump's plan means for investors


The US is prepared to administer Venezuela until a "safe" transition of power in that country, US President Donald Trump said at a press conference on January 3 after the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

Trump announced the US's intention to control Venezuela until power is transferred

Netflix, Inc.

Tesla, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Nebius Group N.V.

Kering SA

This year, we witnessed outbreaks of geopolitical tension, the threat of a global trade war, internal conflicts within the US administration, and the successes and failures of business leaders. In this article, the Oninvest team has selected the heroes of the year who managed to surprise investors in some way.

Buffett, Volozh, Powell: Oninvest's heroes of 2025 

NVIDIA Corporation

In 2025, political instability and geopolitical risks increased market volatility, while rapid technological progress gave stocks new momentum for growth. Donald Trump's return to the White House heightened the risks of trade wars and geopolitical fragmentation, investors began to talk more frequently about a possible bubble in the artificial intelligence sector, and Warren Buffett's retirement symbolically marked the end of an era. In this article, we look back at the key events of 2025 that shaped the risks and opportunities for investors around the world.

Liberation Day, Buffett's departure, and fears of a bubble: what will investors remember about 2025?


Oil States International, Inc.

Prices are also affected by tensions surrounding Venezuela and China's willingness to purchase more raw materials.


Oil prices rose by 2%. The market saw no progress in the negotiations between Trump and Zelensky.

The GEO Group, Inc.

Shares of GEO Group, a mid-cap provider of detention and monitoring services for migrants, rose nearly 5% on Monday, December 22, after the company <a href="https://investors.geogroup.com/news-releases/news-release-details/geo-group-awarded-contract-us-immigration-and-customs-1">announced</a>&nbsp;a new contract with U.S. immigration authorities. The rally came despite lingering <a href="https://en.oninvest.com/article/private-prison-stocks-tumble-amid-guidance-cuts-despite-trump-era-boom">investor concerns</a> over the company’s earnings outlook, even as U.S. immigration <a href="https://investors.geogroup.com/news-releases/news-release-details/geo-group-awarded-15-year-contract-us-immigration-and-customs">enforcement</a>&nbsp;picks up under President Donald Trump.

GEO Group shares rise on new contract with ICE

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Paramount Skydance Corporation

In December, the oldest movie studio in Hollywood Warner Bros. Discovery unfolded a struggle: streaming service Netflix on December 5 <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/netflix-nacal-ekskluzivnye-peregovory-o-pokupke-warner-bros-cem-opasna-sdelka">made an</a> offer to buy part of its business for $83 billion. Paramount Skydance heir Oracle three days later put up its price: $108 billion for the entire Warner Bros. Discovery. Technically, it's about price, but really it's about which media model is more viable.

Netflix and Paramount fight over Warner Bros: what's behind the biggest deal in Hollywood

Oracle Corporation

The market reacted positively to the end of the Chinese social network's years-long standoff with US authorities

TikTok has agreed to sell assets in the US to US investors. Who benefits from this?

Tilray Brands, Inc.

Trulieve Cannabis Corp.

Green Thumb Industries Inc.

Trump is reclassifying cannabis as a less dangerous drug at the federal level

Despite Trump executive order, pot stocks dip as traders take profit

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.

Shares of cannabis companies jumped on Tuesday, December 16, after U.S. President Donald Trump <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/15/politics/marijuana-white-house-reschedule">said</a>&nbsp;the White House was “very strongly” considering changing the classification of marijuana to a less dangerous drug, which he claimed would “lead to tremendous amounts of research.”

Cannabis stocks rally as Trump 'very strongly' considering reclassifying marijuana

Chevron Corporation

If OPEC fails to replace Venezuela's embargo-affected oil exports, the impact of the embargo could be $5-8 per barrel, says a former U.S. State Department diplomat 