Dow Inches Higher; Oil Rallies After Trump Pressures Venezuela

• Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters Oil prices and the dollar rose after President Trump ramped up pressure on Venezuela, ordering a blockade of sanctioned tankers entering and exiting the country. Brent crude futures rose toward $60 a barrel, after skidding Tuesday. Shares of energy companies, including BP and Shell, rallied. Most Read from The Wall Street Journal U.S. indexes inched higher early Wednesday. Warner Bros. Discovery rejected an unsolicited bid from Paramount, saying it believes a planned deal wi ...