Traders and speculative bettors earned huge profits on prediction markets because of the capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro.
Why it matters: Though the capture of Maduro seemed to come out of the blue for many Americans, some were ahead of the curve, netting them thousands of dollars.
Parts of Caribbean airspace near Venezuela are effectively off-limits to U.S. passenger airlines after President Trump's surprise overnight strikes in that country, forcing at least hundreds of flight cancellations.
Why it matters: Airlines are scrambling their schedules, leaving travelers unclear on when they'll actually be able to fly to and from the area.
A "second wave" of strikes on Venezuela is possible, President Trump told "Fox & Friends" Saturday morning, following an overnight operation to capture the country's leader Nicolás Maduro.
The big picture: Trump said he spoke to Maduro a week ago and told him "to surrender and give up," but he wasn't willing to do it.
President Trump said on social media early Saturday that the U.S. struck Venezuela, "captured" President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of his oil-rich South American country along with his wife.
The world-shaking announcement follows Trump's months-long pressure campaign against Maduro.
Why it matters: The U.S. military has been targeting Venezuelan ships accused of carrying drugs, as part of an effort by Trump to force strongman Maduro, 63, from power.
The U.S. is scaling back threatened tariffs on Italian pasta that could have pushed duties as high as 107%, easing pressure on grocery shoppers and stepping back from a trade dispute.
Why it matters: For U.S. consumers who feared that their favorite box of spaghetti would spike in price, the news will be a relief — and it comes as the Trump administration faces political pressure over affordability issues.
Tesla vehicle sales declined for a second consecutive year in 2025, hitting their lowest point since 2022.
The results mean that Chinese automaker BYD sold more EVs in 2025 than Tesla for the first time in a full year: 2.26 million for BYD vs. 1.64 million for Tesla.
Why it matters: Tesla vehicle sales are critical to funding CEO Elon Musk's AI ambitions, including humanoid robots and self-driving cars.
Retail investors had the chance in 2025 to put their money directly on Donald Trump, in a way unlike any American presidency in history.
A couple of those bets didn't work out so well.
The big picture: Trump's vast, burgeoning business empire includes multiple tradable assets linked to him and his family — but two of those assets underperformed peers and broader markets in 2025.
Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro said U.S. and Venezuelan officials should "start talking seriously" on drug trafficking and oil, per an interview published Thursday.
The big picture: Maduro acknowledged during the interview the months-long U.S. militarized pressure campaign targeting suspected "narco-terrorists" and was asked directly about President Trump's comments that the U.S. military had "knocked out" a dock that Venezuelan drug boats allegedly used.
