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Venezuela Cooperation Prompts Trump to Halt Planned Second Strike

Military personnel hold an honour guard during the funeral of soldiers killed in the U.S. operation to capture Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro, at a cemetery in Caracas. U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has canceled a previously expected second wave of military attacks on Venezuela, citing what he described as “important” cooperation from the South American nation. The decision follows Venezuela’s release of large numbers of political prisoners and new commitments to work with the United States on rebuilding its oil and gas infrastructure. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the prisoner releases were a sign that Venezuela was “seeking peace,” adding that the two countries were “working well together” on energy‑sector reconstruction. He emphasized that the improved relationship made further military action unnecessary, though U.S. naval vessels would remain positioned near Venezuela “for safety and security purposes”. The announcement comes less ...
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Stocks Rebound After Inflation Report


The stock market made a comeback today after a hot inflation print. The S&P 500, which had been down as much as 0.8% during the session, closed just under the flatline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite hovered slightly above breakeven. 

Interest rate sensitive sectors lagged the most, with real estate and utility stocks ending the session lower. The US consumer inflation reading for December showed a slightly bigger jump than expected, as prices ticked up 0.3% month over month and 3.4% year over year. On a “core” basis, which excludes the volatile food and energy categories, inflation rose 3.9% over the past year. The print was seen as critical for traders who have been increasingly pricing in the odds of a “soft landing” — where inflation retreats to 2% without an economic downturn — since the last CPI report.


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