Trump meeting with Venezuelan expats in Doral last summer.
Venezuelan exiles were happy to see President Trump finally grant their community relief from deportation but many are angry he didn t order it years ago.
Talk to anyone in the Venezuelan community right now and you may hear
really mixed feelings.
Last week on the last night of his presidency Donald Trump halted the deportation of undocumented Venezuelans now living in the U.S. The suspension will last 18 months, and they can work here legally during that time.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is promoting a miraculous medication that he claims neutralizes COVID-19 without any side effects, a claim doctors said was not backed by science.
Maduro on Sunday evening presented the drug Carvativir, an oral solution he said was tested on patients in a Caracas hospital and a sports center used as an emergency medical facility. 10 drops under the tongue every four hours and the miracle is done, Maduro boasted on live television. It is a powerful antiviral.
Venezuela s President Nicolás Maduro addressed the nation on live television to promote Carvativir, an oral drug which he claims helps patients recover from COVID-19 infection. Maduro said that scientists worked on the drug for nine months, adding patients need to administer 10 drops under the tongue every four hours and the miracle is done
Will Venezuela Go To War Over Oil? January 2021 is still far from over yet the pages of Oilprice already boast 6 articles about Guyana being the hottest drilling spot in the world. This is hardly surprising, considering the hot streak that ExxonMobil had over the past 5 years, with new companies coming in and stepping up the drilling game. The interest globally attributed to Guyana has aggravated Venezuela’s long-standing grievances over the disputed Essequibo province – before 2015 the Venezuela vs Guyana oil standoff was akin to a David vs Goliath story but now, with Guyana building up its oil reserves tally and continuing to attract new investors, the balance has become a lot more nuanced. Amidst all of this, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has pledged to reconquer Essequibo.
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Here is the current market situation from CNN Money
North and South American markets are mixed. The IPC is higher by 0.05%, while the Bovespa is leading the S&P 500 lower. They are down 0.80% and 0.21% respectively.
What Is Moving the Markets
Here are the headlines moving the markets.
Barclays: WTI To Average $52 In 2021 Barclays expects the U.S. oil benchmark, WTI Crude, to average $52 per barrel in 2021, raising its outlook by $2 a barrel due to a weaker U.S. dollar and expected higher demand for winter fuels because of the cold snap in the northern hemisphere. The bank also lifted its view on the average Brent Crude price for this year by $2 per barrel, expecting it at $55, Reuters reported on Monday. The new forecasts are roughly the levels at which both benchmarks traded early on Monday, with WTI Crude at just