US stock futures tilted lower on Wednesday, backing away from record highs as investors absorbed a promised deal to send Venezuela oil to the US and waited for fresh jobs data to lead in the all-important monthly report. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) slipped 0.3%, while those on the S&P 500 (ES=F) nudged down 0.1%, coming off a record-high close for the benchmark. Meanwhile, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) traded broadly flat after the blue-chip index closed above 49,000 for th ...

Group 1 - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured, leading to a positive market reaction for energy firms [1][2] - Shares of oil producers, refiners, and oilfield-services companies experienced significant increases, with Chevron rising 5%, ConocoPhillips up 5%, and Exxon Mobil increasing by 2% [4] - Oilfield-services firms such as Halliburton, SLB, and Baker Hughes saw their shares jump by 8%, 8%, and 5% respectively [4] Group 2 - Oil refiners Valero Energy, Marathon Petroleum, and Phillips 66 also saw substantial gains, with shares up 10%, 6%, and 6% respectively [5] - West Texas Intermediate futures rose by 1.2% to $58 per barrel following the news [5] - Venezuela holds the world's largest known oil reserves, estimated at 300 billion barrels, which is nearly 20% of global supply, but currently only accounts for about 1% of global production [3][5]

Stock futures rose Monday, with shares of several energy companies jumping, after the U.S. military seized Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro over the weekend.  Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 0.8%, 0.3%, and 0.1%, respectively. Early Saturday morning, U.S. armed forces entered Venezuela and captured Maduro, who had been indicted during the first Trump administration on drug trafficking charges and is set to appear in federal court in New York today. President Don ...

Oil rose from a four-and-a-half-year low after the US signaled tougher measures against Russia to spur a peace deal in Ukraine after declaring a blockade of Venezuelan oil exports. West Texas Intermediate futures climbed as much as as 2.7% to almost $57 a barrel on Wednesday. Most Read from Bloomberg Washington is considering options such as targeting Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers and traders who facilitate such exports, in case Vladimir Putin rejects a proposed agreement with Ukraine ...

US stock futures rose on Wednesday, poised to backtrack on a string of recent slumps as investors continued to debate what the latest jobs data means for Federal Reserve policy and the health of the US economy. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) nudged up 0.1%, while those on the S&P 500 (ES=F) added 0.2%. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) also moved up 0.2%, after US stocks finished mixed in Tuesday's session.  Also in focus, oil jumped over 2% after President Trump ordered a block ...

This aerial picture shows the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the Atlantic Coast off Saint-Nazaire, western France on October 1st, 2025. French authorities said Wednesday they were investigating the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the Atlantic Coast and suspected of being part of Russia's clandestine "shadow fleet".Oil prices extended declines and energy stocks fell sharply on Friday morning as U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for a peace deal to end the long-running Russia-Ukraine war. International benc ...