Mobius Emerging Opportunities Fund Managing Director Mark Mobius, who <a href="https://www.markmobius.com/">calls</a> himself the "Indiana Jones of emerging market investing," said he is closely watching events in Venezuela and hopes to return to that market after the change in power.

Mark Mobius has avoided investing in Venezuela for years. Why is he now ready to return?

How can strengthening the exchange rate of the national currency by non-market methods, for example, by limiting currency trading and increasing the Central Bank rate, lead to the emergence of a black currency market and then to political and economic problems? Analyst of Arbat Capital Advisory Services Limited (UK) Alexey Golubovich analyzed this on the example of countries with tight monetary policy and currency control.

Currency Trap: What lessons can be learned from the monetary policies of Iran and Venezuela

Coinbase Global, Inc.

Mitsubishi Corporation

Coinbase shares collapsed after the company refused to support a key crypto-regulatory bill, forcing the U.S. Senate to postpone its consideration. Mitsubishi announced the purchase of shale gas assets in the U.S. for $7.5 billion, betting on growing demand from data centers, industrial and LNG. On these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of January 16.

Main by morning: Coinbase falls, Mitsubishi goes into shale, US mortgages get cheaper

Halliburton Company

Baker Hughes Company

SLB N.V.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

PDD Holdings Inc.

Kuaishou Technology

Meituan

JD.com, Inc.

Legendary investor Michael Burry, who predicted the mortgage crisis of 2007-2008, has <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/pravila-igry-izmenilis-cto-majkl-b-urri-delaet-s-portfelem-posle-kraha-maduro">named</a> five companies from his current portfolio that could become beneficiaries of the collapse of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime and allow him to painlessly survive the new round of aggravation of relations between the United States and China. Oninvest with the help of analysts analyzed whether his bet will work for private investors.

Burry holds 5 stocks because of Venezuela and China. Should we follow his example? 

Exxon Mobil Corporation

BP p.l.c.

Chevron Corporation

The risk of an oil shock is intensifying amid the escalation of a number of geopolitical conflicts

"Oil shock": analysts named scenarios amid US pressure on Iran and Venezuela

The day before, Trump announced a 25 percent duty on goods from countries "doing business" with Iran - the consequence of this decision could be a "geopolitical premium to oil prices," an analyst warns

"Geopolitical premium": oil prices hit a two-month high

NVIDIA Corporation

Eli Lilly and Company

SK hynix Inc.

OpenAI strengthens its presence in medicine, Nvidia and Eli Lilly launch a billion-dollar AI project in pharma, and SK Hynix invests billions of dollars in HBM memory production. These and other topics are covered in our roundup of key events for the morning of January 13.

Highlights for the morning: US duties on Iran's partners, the OpenAI deal and Venezuela's market surge

The conventional wisdom is that the goal of the U.S. campaign in Venezuela is oil. President Trump even named the amount of money he is going to get for Venezuelan raw materials. Sergey Vakulenko wondered whether the White House understands what exactly it is going to buy. We publish the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1H5f5TxHdh/?mibextid=wwXIfr">post</a> without bills - this is Sergey Vakulenko's private opinion.

$133 per barrel - Sergey Vakulenko's opinion on President Trump's Venezuelan project

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

In the US, the conflict over the independence of the Fed has escalated due to criminal pressure on Jerome Powell. Donald Trump's administration is discussing military and non-military scenarios against Iran amid mass protests. China, despite betting on AI, electric cars and robotics, can't compensate for a prolonged collapse in real estate. About these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of January 12.

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

US President praised the release of political prisoners in Latin American country