US-Venezuela Tensions

US Stocks Rally After Markets Digest Maduro’s Capture

Venezuela is home to the world’s largest proven oil reserves, totaling more than 300 billion barrels—nearly one-fifth of the global total.
US Stocks Rally After Markets Digest Maduro’s Capture
A Chevron gas station near Los Angeles on June 1, 2025. John Frediricks/The Epoch Times
Andrew Moran
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U.S. stocks rallied to kick off the trading week as Wall Street digests the fallout of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces.

The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by more than 600 points, or nearly 1.4 percent. The tech-driven Nasdaq composite index climbed by more than 200 points, or 1 percent. The broader S&P 500 added 0.8 percent.

Andrew Moran
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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."