Dow surges 700 points, tops 49K for first time as Maduro capture sets Wall Street cheering

[rangerrebew]

Dow surges 700 points, tops 49K for first time as Maduro capture sets Wall Street cheering
By Taylor Herzlich
Published Jan. 5, 2026
 Updated Jan. 5, 2026, 6:21 p.m. ET
 
The Dow Jones Industrial Average skyrocketed Monday — briefly crossing the 49,000 mark to hit an all-time high — after the weekend’s US military strike on Venezuela and capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro.

Investors celebrated the raid, betting that it would give the US access to Venezuela’s rich oil reserves – though some analysts warned sanctions could make it difficult to ramp up oil exports.

The Dow jumped nearly 600 points, or 1.2%, to close slightly below 49,000 after hitting a new intraday high of 49,209 earlier in the session, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose 0.6% and 0.7%, respectively.
 
The blue-chip Dow topped 49,000 for the first time.
 
Shares in Chevron, the only major US oil company currently operating in Venezuela, jumped nearly 8%.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/05/business/dow-surges-700-points-tops-49k-for-first-time-as-maduro-capture-sends-wall-street-cheering/

[Cyber Liberty]

Investors celebrated the raid, betting that it would give the US access to Venezuela’s rich oil reserves – though some analysts warned sanctions could make it difficult to ramp up oil exports.

I'd say the decrepit conditions of the oil infrastructure in Venezuela will be a bigger issue than sanctions.  The commies were more interested in looting the wealth from the oil than they were in maintaining the equipment.

[Wingnut]

Over at MS-13 Now, Joe and his wife Mike are scratching their head over this story.  How can the SM surge after what Trump did. 

[Cyber Liberty]

Over at MS-13 Now, Joe and his wife Mike are scratching their head over this story.  How can the SM surge after what Trump did.

They went to the Cramer School of market analysis.