Currently unknown investors netted tens of millions of dollars in profit by placing huge trades in the oil futures markets just 15 minutes before President Donald Trump announced he was extending the deadline for strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure by five days to allow for nonexistent "negotiations" (which then turned into an additional 10 days—which meant little since U.S. and Israeli bombing simply continued). Because these investors bet on a fall in oil prices, they made money when the price of oil dropped sharply after the announcement.…

Lunes, 06 de abril de 2026.- Desde España en un ejercicio de análisis geopolítico internacional para Contrainformación, Olga Rodríguez, nos ofrece algunos hechos y sus interpretaciones y revelaciones sobre lo que está aconteciendo en la actualidad, en el Medio Oriente: Se tiene que subrayar para...

Los congresistas demócratas Pramila Jayapal y Jonathan Jackson exigieron el cese inmediato del ilegal bloqueo de combustible impuesto por Estados Unidos a Cuba, el cual se suma hoy al cerco económico más largo de la historia, dijeron. ayapal y Jackson, miembros de la Cámara de Repre...

Tesla Inc. is increasingly betting its future on AI, autonomy and robotics — but it still depends on selling cars to finance that shift, and that core business is under pressure, Bloomberg reported this week.  Wall Street estimates point to roughly 372,160 vehicle deliveries last quarter. That would mark an 11% increase from a weak year-ago period, yet still place among Tesla’s softer recent results and far below its near-500,000 peak quarters. Earlier headwinds — including political backlash involving Elon Musk and Model…

En un día colmado de alegría y tradición, los habitantes de El Cementerio se congregaron en la avenida Los Cármenes, en la parroquia Santa Rosalía de Caracas, para llevar a cabo la emblemática Quema de Judas. Esta celebración, característica de la Semana Santa, fue organizada como c...

The premiums for U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude have soared in the spot market to a record high of between $30 and $40 per barrel above key regional benchmarks as Asia and Europe scramble for supply amid the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. WTI Midland is being offered for July delivery in north Asia at premiums of between $30 and $40 per barrel, depending on the benchmark against which they are marked, trading sources told Reuters on Monday. With most of the Middle Eastern supply still trapped at Hormuz and all Gulf producers slashing…

The premiums for U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude have soared in the spot market to a record high of between $30 and $40 per barrel above key regional benchmarks as Asia and Europe scramble for supply amid the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. WTI Midland is being offered for July delivery in north Asia at premiums of between $30 and $40 per barrel, depending on the benchmark against which they are marked, trading sources told Reuters on Monday. With most of the Middle Eastern supply still trapped at Hormuz and all Gulf producers slashing…

The key Russian oil export terminal at Novorossiysk was on fire early on Monday following an overnight drone attack, as Ukraine intensifies strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure to reduce its export capabilities amid surging oil prices.  The attack comes as another of Russia’s ports, Ust-Luga, resumed oil loadings after multiple days of disruptions due to drone attacks in the Leningrad region. But instead of offering some respite to global oil markets, the Novorossiysk terminal was set ablaze. The area at the port of Novorossiysk,…

The key Russian oil export terminal at Novorossiysk was on fire early on Monday following an overnight drone attack, as Ukraine intensifies strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure to reduce its export capabilities amid surging oil prices.  The attack comes as another of Russia’s ports, Ust-Luga, resumed oil loadings after multiple days of disruptions due to drone attacks in the Leningrad region. But instead of offering some respite to global oil markets, the Novorossiysk terminal was set ablaze. The area at the port of Novorossiysk,…

Este domingo de resurrección el presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, envió un mensaje de unión, esperanza y fe al pueblo venezolano, desde Nueva York cuando se cumplen exactamente 92 días de su secuestro tras incursión militar del gobierno de EE.UU.

"En su desesperación, Trump puede provocar una catástrofe", advierte el investigador Claudio Katz, y apunta: "Estados Unidos es una potencia en declive histórico, que compensa su retroceso económico con incursiones militares. El ataque a Irán obe...

La Plataforma Patria incorporó una consulta semestral obligatoria para verificar la vigencia de los datos personales de sus usuarios. Esta medida busca constatar el númer...

US President Donald Trump repeated his threat to strike Iranian infrastructure hard if Tehran does not open the Strait of Hormuz, using explosive language hours after announcing that US forces rescued the missing crew member from a downed F-15 fighter jet. "Tuesday [April 7] will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F****** Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH!" he wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. Trump's timeframe for his…

Amnistía Internacional condenó las amenazas del presidente de EE.UU. de atacar la infraestructura iraní y advirtió que la medida podría constituir crímenes de guerra. La secretaria general de la oenegé pro derechos humanos, Agnés Callamard, rechazó la amenaza del presidente de EE.UU...

La aerolínea Copa Airlines retomó sus vuelos desde el Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Michelena, en Valencia, marcando una nueva fase en la conexión internacional de la región central del país.

India’s economy will grow by lower rates over the next year than initially expected as the energy supply shock from the Middle East is hitting supply and manufacturing and raising prices for industry and consumers, analysts say. The war in the Middle East and the de facto closed Strait of Hormuz have crippled oil, LNG, and LPG supply to India, which is the world’s third largest crude oil importer and relies on the Strait of Hormuz for 90% of its imported LPG, the liquefied petroleum gas most households use for cooking. Iran has begun…

India’s economy will grow by lower rates over the next year than initially expected as the energy supply shock from the Middle East is hitting supply and manufacturing and raising prices for industry and consumers, analysts say. The war in the Middle East and the de facto closed Strait of Hormuz have crippled oil, LNG, and LPG supply to India, which is the world’s third largest crude oil importer and relies on the Strait of Hormuz for 90% of its imported LPG, the liquefied petroleum gas most households use for cooking. Iran has begun…

India’s economy will grow by lower rates over the next year than initially expected as the energy supply shock from the Middle East is hitting supply and manufacturing and raising prices for industry and consumers, analysts say. The war in the Middle East and the de facto closed Strait of Hormuz have crippled oil, LNG, and LPG supply to India, which is the world’s third largest crude oil importer and relies on the Strait of Hormuz for 90% of its imported LPG, the liquefied petroleum gas most households use for cooking. Iran has begun…

Lluvias y chubascos acompañados de descargas eléctricas persistirán en buena parte del territorio nacional durante las próximas horas, reseñó una publicación en el canal de Telegram del Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Inameh).

La Sala Constitucional del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) declaró la constitucionalidad del carácter orgánico de la Ley para la Celeridad y Optimización de Trámites Administrativos, instrumento que fue sancionado la semana pasada por la Asamblea Nacional (AN). Mediante una sente...