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Investors look to safe-haven assets like gold and silver to limit risk from the ongoing political instability in Latin America.
Cuba has acknowledged the deaths of 32 Cubans in the American military operation that ousted Venezuela's leader over the weekend.
President Trump claimed overnight that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro.
As who is in charge of Venezuela question looms, Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepares to work with Delcy Rodriguez, sworn in after Maduro capture.
"From an investing perspective, this could unlock massive quantities of oil reserves over time," Brian Jacobsen, chief economic strategist at Annex Wealth Management, said. "Markets sometimes swing into risk-off mode on expectations of conflict, but once the conflict starts, they rotate quickly to risk-on."
Trump said the "whole infrastructure" of Venezuela has to be rebuilt and that American companies would be used to rebuild it.
Delcy Rodríguez is the torchbearer of a government whose revolutionary roots are in disarray. She must appease constituencies who loathe U.S. meddling while fielding Washington’s demands.
Amazon's "Jack Ryan" co-creator Carlton Cruse reacted to clips of his series trending on social media after recent U.S. military strikes against Venezuela.
In Washington and Caracas, the vision for administering Venezuela in the weeks and months ahead appears uncertain and stubbornly complex.