The best way to win on prediction markets: insider information

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Photo collage showing Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump, and a smartphone displaying Polymarket, alongside a hand sliding a note.

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Vintage photos show Venezuela before its economic collapse, when oil wealth made it one of the world's richest nations

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circa 1955: A policeman directing traffic around a busy corner of central Caracas, Venezuela.
Venezuela underwent major economic and social changes in the mid-20th century.

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After a two-week chase across the Atlantic, US forces finally caught a Russian-flagged dark fleet tanker that ran its blockade

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The sanctioned Russia-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic.
The US carried out an operation to seize a fleeing oil tanker on Wednesday.

US European Command.

Warren Buffett's Chevron bet stands to gain if the US delivers a Venezuelan oil boom

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Chevron logo and Venezuelan flag illustration
Chevron, the only US oil major still operating in Venezuela, counts Berkshire Hathaway as a key shareholder.

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A Venezuela oil revival could set up winners — and losers — in US energy

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Oil pump jack with de color of the Venezuelan flag is seen and oil field in Cabimas, Venezuela.
Venezuela is home to the world's largest oil reserves, but its energy industry has been battered by decades of underinvestment, sanctions, and political instability.

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Donald Trump says Venezuela would give 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to the US, to be controlled by him

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President Donald Trump announced a plan to import over 30 million barrels of Venezuelan oil to the US market.

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7 US troops were hurt in the covert Venezuela raid. Here's what we know about their condition.

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An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing refuels a US Army MH-60M Black Hawk assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) during a helicopter air-to-air refueling exercise near Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 20, 2025.
Seven US troops were hurt during the raid in Venezuela over the weekend, a defense official said.

US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isabel Tanner

Satellite image taken after US strikes in Venezuela shows damage beyond a key military base. There are scars at an airport too.

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The Higuerote Airport in Venezuela on January 3.
The US military struck the Higuerote Airport as part of its operation in Venezuela over the weekend.

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Trump says the US could pay American oil companies for work in Venezuela

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Trump said the US could reimburse American oil companies for expanding operations in Venezuela.

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Meet Barry Pollack, Nicolás Maduro's lawyer who also represented Julian Assange

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Barry Pollack lawyer
Barry Pollack represented Julian Assange in his complex plea deal negotiations with the Justice Department.

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