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Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport. January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Stocks, bonds and oil steady as investors downplay Venezuela upheaval

Stocks edged up, bonds steadied and oil prices held firm on Monday as investors reacted calmly to market ramifications of the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Maduro.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks about the US Navy's new Golden Fleet initiative, unveiling a new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, 2025. President Donald Trump on December 22 announced a new class of heavily armed warships that will be named after himself -- an honor usually reserved for US leaders who have left office.Two of the Trump-class ships will be built initially but that number could grow substantially in the future, according to the president, who said they will be "some of the most lethal surface warfare ships" and "the largest battleship in the history of our country."Trump made the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida alongside Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Navy Secretary John Phelan, with images of the planned high-tech vessels on stands nearby. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Hegseth: U.S. Intervention in Venezuela is the ‘exact opposite’ of Iraq and Afghanistan

War Secretary Pete Hegseth proclaimed that the Venezuelan invasion is the “exact opposite” of the war in Iraq as Democrats and skeptical Republicans raise concerns.

(Background) The U.S. Capitol is seen on the 40th day of a government shutdown on November 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images) / (L) Photo of Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray via the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office.

Wyoming GOP Secy. of State Chuck Gray launches bid for U.S. House seat

Wyoming Republican Secretary of State Chuck Gray officially announced his campaign for Wyoming’s at-large U.S. House seat in the 2026 election.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a ceremony at Fort Tiuna military base within the presidential inauguration in Caracas on January 10, 2025. Maduro, in power since 2013, took the oath of office for a third term despite a global outcry that brought thousands out in protest on the ceremony's eve. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP) (Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump: U.S. struck Venezuelan drug facility ‘very hard,’ marking first land strike

During a recent interview, President Donald Trump revealed that the United States struck a “big facility” on Venezuelan soil last week — a major escalation in the military campaign against socialist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 01: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks to reporters before the weekly Republican Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Senators spoke about the White House's intended tariffs and taxes to be implemented. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Sen. Paul labels boat strikes and seizures of Venezuelan oil tankers as a ‘provocation and a prelude to war’

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul criticized President Donald Trump’s military actions and increased hostility to Venezuela, labeling the seizure of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers as “a provocation and a prelude to war.”

(L) Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference (ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) / (Background) Smoke rises from locations targeted in Tehran amid the third day of Israel's waves of strikes against Iran, on Sunday, June 15, 2025. (KHOSHIRAN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Report: Netanyahu set to pitch Trump on renewed plans to strike Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly set to pitch President Donald Trump on renewed plans to strike Iran, citing concerns over the country’s efforts to rebuild and expand its ballistic missile program, which was damaged during the Twelve-Day War earlier this year, according to an NBC News report.