Venezuela, Trump and Maduro
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A string of loud, window-rattling explosions tore through Caracas early Saturday morning, jolting residents awake and knocking out power in parts of the Venezuelan capital. At least seven blasts were reported just before 2 a.
Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured by the U.S. amid a "large scale strike" in Venezuela, President Donald Trump said.
A day before, lines wound through stores and outside gas stations as uncertain Venezuelans stocked up on goods in case turmoil broke out.
Venezuela’s oil decline began years before sanctions, but sanctions still hold the key to how much production could return and how quickly.
Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation is largely falling along partisan lines when it comes to the Trump Administration’s move to take Venezuela’s president into custody – with notable exceptions.
Venezuela’s economy had seen some modest economic recovery after years of hyperinflation and food shortages. But President Trump’s economic pressure campaign has snuffed out that progress.
Venezuela's government declared a state of emergency and denounced what it called "extremely serious military aggression" by the U.S.
President Donald Trump says the U.S. will revive Venezuela's ailing oil industry, but experts see towering economic and legal obstacles to a quick turnaround.
It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. The United States has been building pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian president, for months.
CNBC's "Power Lunch" team breaks down oil markets amid Venezuela unrest after U.S. military action and the capture of leader Nicolas Maduro with Helima Croft, head of commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets.