Rusia espera que Estados Unidos no emprenda acciones que puedan conducir a la desestabilización de la situación en el Caribe y en torno a Venezuela, declaró el portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov. El respeto al derecho internacional se encuentra actualmente en un "estado lament...

El caso de Mauro Herrera, ingeniero venezolano que interpuso una demanda en Suecia para ejecutar una Supervisión de la Fundación Nobel, no se sostiene únicamente en su denuncia individual, ni se trata de que hable movido por el enojo; por el contrario, la preocupación proviene de un respaldo i...

El presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro, califica a su homólogo estadounidense, Donald Trump, de un "bárbaro" que quiere "asustar" a Colombia con operaciones ilegales en el Caribe. "Es un bárbaro, pero cualquiera puede cambiar", dijo Petro en una entrev...

Power generation in China jumped by the most in October in nearly two years and overall electricity output was at its highest for any October since at least 1998, as a heat wave hit southern China while temperatures were colder-than-usual in the north.  China’s power generation surged by 7.9% in October from a year earlier, with total output at 800.2 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday.  The October generation hit the highest for the month of October since at least 1998, according…

Crude oil prices traded defensively this week as bearish fundamentals overshadowed short-term risk catalysts. While geopolitical tensions and the end of the U.S. government shutdown offered fleeting support, the market remained focused on rising global inventories, shifting supply-demand expectations from OPEC and the IEA, and a broader sense that supply continues to outpace demand. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures fell sharply midweek before stabilizing at $58.12, a level that may act as psychological support in the short term. Large U.S.…

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Syrian intelligence claims to have foiled multiple Islamic State plots to assassinate President Ahmad al-Sharaa, including one near the Damascus military airport, highlighting the group’s continued reach despite years of attrition. The government used the incident to reinforce its narrative of national stability and justify new counterterrorism powers that expand security control over civilian zones. Western intelligence officials see the threats as credible but limited, with Islamic State activity centered…

There are very few things that can make a stock tank more than an equity raise. When a company sells more equity it, by definition, dilutes the value of the existing stock. In simple terms, if a company has a market value of $1 million and has issued 10,000 shares, then each share is worth $100. However, if they then raise capital by selling another 10,000 shares, each share is then worth only $50. The value of the company hasn’t changed, but instead of that value being split 10,000 ways, it is now split 20,000 ways. The stock has to halve…

Netanyahu’s position is increasingly precarious. The coalition has thinned to a one-seat margin after United Torah Judaism’s withdrawal over the draft dispute, and the 2026 budget deadline now hangs over him as the next trigger point.  The Supreme Court’s end to Haredi draft exemptions forced the army to begin issuing call-ups this year, igniting mass protests and exposing a structural fault line that no version of the bill can bridge. Any compromise risks splitting either the ultra-Orthodox or nationalist wings. That tension…