4 h. ago Asian shares are mixed and oil prices jump as Trump orders a blockade of oil tankers to Venezuela

Asian shares are mixed, with strong buying of technology shares helping to lift some benchmarks, while oil prices surged more than 1% after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela

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7 h. ago Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

Move against all sanctioned vessels comes amid escalating campaign against authoritarian leader Nicolás MaduroDonald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.The move comes amid an escalating campaign by the Trump administration against Maduro that has included a ramped-up military presence in the region and more than two dozen military strikes on vessels in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea near Venezuela, which have killed dozens of people. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Donald Trump orders complete blockade of Venezuela oil tankers with 'largest armada ever'

Donald Trump has announced a total blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and exiting Venezuela, accusing the Maduro regime of stealing US assets and designating it a terrorist organisation

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7 h. ago Trump orders total blockade of oil tankers into Venezuela as he makes 'completely surrounded' claim

Trump announced his order to block "sanctioned oil tankers" into Venezuela in a post on his social media platform as he alleges the country use oil to fund crimes

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7 h. ago Trump orders 'total and complete' blockade of all oil tankers bound for Venezuela while warning Maduro with 'largest Armada ever assembled'

Donald Trump has declared Venezuelan leadership a foreign terrorist organization and ordered 'a total and complete blockade' of oil tankers headed to and from the country.

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8 h. ago Trump orders blockade of oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

Move against all sanctioned vessels comes amid escalating campaign against authoritarian leader Nicolás MaduroDonald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.The move comes amid an escalating campaign by the Trump administration against Maduro that has included a ramped-up military presence in the region and more than two dozen military strikes on vessels in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea near Venezuela, which have killed dozens of people. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Trump calls for ‘total and complete blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers from Venezuela in escalation of tensions

The Trump administration has placed hundreds of American troops and ships near Venezuela’s coastline

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9 h. ago Trump orders ‘complete’ blockade of ALL sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela – piling pressure on Maduro

DONALD Trump has ordered a "total and complete" blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going in and out of Venezuela - as the US president continues to pile pressure on Nicolas Maduro's regime. Trump's latest power play comes as Washington and Caracas teeter on the brink of all-out war - with tyrant Maduro seemingly running...

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9 h. ago Trump orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro

President Donald Trump says he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro

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6 d. ago Asian shares are mixed after Fed cuts rates, pushing Wall Street near its record

Asian shares are mixed after the U.S. stock market again approached its record high following the Federal Reserve’s cut in its main interest rate

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6 d. ago Trump's warships seize Venezuelan oil tanker sparking blockade fears: 'Serious escalation'

Donald Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela has escalated after the administration seized an oil tanker off the coast of the Latin American country.

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1 week ago Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street inches closer to its all

Asian shares are mixed after the U.S. stock market held near its records in a quiet day of trading

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2 w. ago Asian shares are mixed as steady bond yields, rebound for bitcoin push US stocks higher

Asian shares are mixed after U.S. stocks held steadier as both bond yields and bitcoin stabilized

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2 w. ago US futures slip and Asian stocks are mixed, while oil prices surge more than $1 a barrel

Asian shares have started the week mixed, with Tokyo's benchmark falling nearly 2%

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3 w. ago Asian shares mixed after Wall Street gets a lift from hopes for a Fed rate cut

Asian shares are mixed after U.S. stocks rallied

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