Tesla, Inc.

Pinterest, Inc.

Baidu, Inc.

Chevron Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

ConocoPhillips

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

Morning in New York: The US and Venezuela bring geopolitics back into focus

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

The price of Brent fell by approximately 0.7%.

The stock rally continued, oil prices fell: how traders are reacting to Venezuela

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 price of Brent crude oil fell to nearly $60 per barrel after the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. shares hit a record high thanks to an upgraded forecast from Goldman Sachs and expectations of years of growth in demand for AI chips. In Hong Kong, Chinese AI startup MiniMax is preparing for an IPO at the upper end of the range, with a valuation of about $6.5 billion. These and other topics are covered in our review of key events as of the morning of January 5.

Morning headlines: Oil prices fall after Maduro's capture, TSMC record, and gold rally


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

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Netflix, Inc.

Paramount Skydance Corporation

Morning headlines: Fed slows down, China tightens silver exports, oil prices fall 

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.

Kazakhstan's oil sector has been stagnating for several years, partly due to the need to comply with OPEC+ quotas, which the country does not always strictly adhere to. In 2026, production will have to be restricted even further to compensate for past excesses. But can Kazakhstan use this as an incentive for development? Kirill Lysenko, an analyst for sovereign and regional ratings at Expert RA, answers this question.

Will Kazakhstan turn OPEC+ oil production restrictions into a driver for its economic development?

BP p.l.c.

BP Castrol K.K.

BP plans to use the money to reduce debt and pay dividends

The biggest sale of a business will bring BP $6 billion. Will it help the company's stock?

Novo Nordisk A/S

Rocket Lab Corporation

Alphabet Inc.

First Solar, Inc.

Maplebear 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: macro statistics will set the trading vector

Brent crude oil Mark after two weeks of decline added more than 2% at the auction on December 22, reaching the level of $61.72 per barrel. WTI contracts also rose by 2% on Monday. This is how the market is reacting to reports about the strengthening of US President Donald Trump's blockade of oil exports from Venezuela: over the weekend, December 20-21, it became known that US troops boarded another tanker carrying Venezuelan oil and began pursuit of another, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-21/latest-oil-market-news-and-analysis-for-dec-22?srnd=phx-markets">Bloomberg</a>, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-gain-us-interception-venezuelan-oil-tanker-over-weekend-2025-12-22/">Reuters</a> and <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/venezuela-oil-industry-trump-maduro-regime-change-78325709?mod=RTA">Barrons</a> wrote.