{"id":7420,"date":"2026-01-05T10:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7420"},"modified":"2026-01-14T05:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:44:07","slug":"before-maduro-arrest-opposition-leader-maria-corina-machado-said-venezuelans-should-run-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7420","title":{"rendered":"Before Maduro arrest, opposition leader Mari\u00e1 Corina Machado said Venezuelans should run country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Good morning<\/strong>. A little over two months ago, I interviewed Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025<a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/peace\/2025\/machado\/facts\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/peace\/2025\/machado\/facts\/\"> Nobel Peace Prize<\/a> winner Mari\u00e1 Corina Machado at the <em>Fortune<\/em> Global Forum. She spoke to us from an undisclosed location, later escaped to Norway, and remains in hiding. One of the most prominent advocates for reform in a country that was praised as a stable and affluent democracy just a generation ago, Machado was blocked from running for president in Venezuela\u2019s 2024 election. Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez ran in her place and won, according to independent observers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>With Donald Trump\u2019s surprise invasion of Venezuela to arrest President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife on drug trafficking charges, many might have assumed that Machado would be chosen to lead. Instead, Trump picked Maduro\u2019s deputy, Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, saying Machado lacked the respect needed.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, much can change in the coming days. Rodr\u00edguez described Trump\u2019s move as a criminal military intervention that violated international law while Machado thanked the U.S. for its action in a<a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/x.com\/MariaCorinaYA\/status\/2007473689583829046\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MariaCorinaYA\/status\/2007473689583829046\"> letter posted on X<\/a>. But anyone who leads Venezuela right now faces a Faustian choice, as Trump has said the U.S. will temporarily \u201crun\u201d the country and boasted that Americans are \u201cgoing to be taking a tremendous amount of wealth out of the ground\u201d from the country\u2019s vast oil reserves.<\/p>\n<p>Rodr\u00edguez refuses to accept any violation of national sovereignty, despite<a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national-security\/2026\/01\/trump-venezuela-maduro-delcy-rodriguez\/685497\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national-security\/2026\/01\/trump-venezuela-maduro-delcy-rodriguez\/685497\/\"> Trump\u2019s threats<\/a>, and Machado won\u2019t, either. The Nobel Prize winner said as much in her letter and was clearly hesitant to endorse the administration\u2019s methods when we spoke in October. At that time, the U.S. was deploying war ships to the Caribbean and had blown up ten Venezuelan boats because of suspected drug trafficking. When I asked her if it was right for the U.S. to take such unilateral action, she deflected to accusing Maduro of criminal actions. While Machado welcomes U.S. support\u2014\u201cMaduro started the war; President Trump is ending the war\u201d\u2014she made it clear that Venezuelans could handle it from here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are ready to take over; we know what we need to do,\u201d she told me back in October, predicting a $1.7 trillion opportunity for foreign investors. \u201cVenezuela will be the single biggest economic opportunity for decades to come in this region.\u201d You can watch the full interview here. And be sure to check out Jeff Sonnenfeld\u2019s memo to CEOs on the aftermath of U.S. action in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact CEO Daily via Diane Brady at diane.brady@fortune.com<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Top news<\/h3>\n<p><b>Opportunity in Venezuela<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Foreign investors are already circling Venezuela as the regime change promises to unlock business opportunities in the country. A former Chevron executive <\/span><a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/67c43f17-dbe4-42b3-be8d-6351ab842b06\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/67c43f17-dbe4-42b3-be8d-6351ab842b06\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">is raising $2 billion for Venezuelan oil projects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> while a group of American investors <\/span><a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/foreign-investment-oil-tourism-venezuela-charles-myers-finance-expert-2026-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/foreign-investment-oil-tourism-venezuela-charles-myers-finance-expert-2026-1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">is planning to visit Venezuela in March<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. At the same time, the U.S. oil majors with enough resources and expertise <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">to tap Venezuela\u2019s proven oil<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> reserves\u2014the world\u2019s largest\u2014<\/span><a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/67c43f17-dbe4-42b3-be8d-6351ab842b06\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/67c43f17-dbe4-42b3-be8d-6351ab842b06\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">were reportedly blindsided by the Trump administration\u2019s action<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, plus <\/span><a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/energy-oil\/chevron-charts-a-new-path-in-venezuela-to-unlock-vast-oil-reserves-0369ce1b?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfuTE1Q8H_XSGBbxRUmy77R_TR_f1Kr0-Y7PAmoaQFxSTcmFVyEsQfW7sxh_JM%3D&amp;gaa_ts=695b8cff&amp;gaa_sig=z5q2ZaL1DlesOqqpvDLP-rhENPB6vVIwGKdl7OrdAwsyNnZb9bogku4kBS6B6jkmVLefPkfzdR2Wi4Hk2AGFyg%3D%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/energy-oil\/chevron-charts-a-new-path-in-venezuela-to-unlock-vast-oil-reserves-0369ce1b?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfuTE1Q8H_XSGBbxRUmy77R_TR_f1Kr0-Y7PAmoaQFxSTcmFVyEsQfW7sxh_JM%253D&amp;gaa_ts=695b8cff&amp;gaa_sig=z5q2ZaL1DlesOqqpvDLP-rhENPB6vVIwGKdl7OrdAwsyNnZb9bogku4kBS6B6jkmVLefPkfzdR2Wi4Hk2AGFyg%253D%253D\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">it\u2019s unclear if the world has an appetite for more oil<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How to \u2018run\u2019 Venezuela<\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The urgent question following the U.S.\u2019s ouster of Maduro <\/span><a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/04\/us\/politics\/rubio-military-quarantine-venezuela-oil.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/04\/us\/politics\/rubio-military-quarantine-venezuela-oil.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">is how the U.S. will \u201crun\u201d Venezuela<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, as Trump has promised to do. Trump suggested Sunday night that the U.S. has direct control of the country, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the U.S. will coerce Venezuela\u2019s new leadership to get what it wants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bitcoin surges<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-01-05\/bitcoin-btc-climbs-to-three-week-high-after-us-captures-maduro?srnd=homepage-americas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-01-05\/bitcoin-btc-climbs-to-three-week-high-after-us-captures-maduro?srnd=homepage-americas\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Bitcoin hit a three-week high<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> of just over $93,000 Monday following the U.S.\u2019s arrest of Maduro. Investors seem to be regarding the top cryptocurrency as a safe haven amid geopolitical turmoil. Bitcoin ended 2025 down 6.5%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Is Greenland next?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The U.S.\u2019s intervention in Venezuela is heightening tensions between Denmark and Washington as Trump and his allies suggest that they\u2019re eyeing Greenland, a Danish territory, next. \u201cWe do need Greenland,\u201d Trump said Sunday. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen <\/span><a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/daae6947-7d25-470d-8980-43546dcd8e22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/daae6947-7d25-470d-8980-43546dcd8e22\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">has demanded that Trump stop<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> his \u201cthreats against a historically close ally.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The risk of \u2018fiscal dominance\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen is warning that preconditions for \u201cfiscal dominance\u201d\u2014in which the Federal Reserve maintains low interest rates to minimize debt servicing costs, rather than control inflation, due to the size of the federal debt\u2014<\/span><a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-01-04\/yellen-warns-of-growing-fiscal-dominance-threat-to-us-economy?srnd=homepage-americas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-01-04\/yellen-warns-of-growing-fiscal-dominance-threat-to-us-economy?srnd=homepage-americas\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201care clearly strengthening.\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> If Trump succeeds in convincing the Fed to keep rates low for that reason, the U.S. could become a \u201cbanana republic,\u201d Yellen says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>College matters again<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As white collar hiring slows and companies dismantle DEI mandates, <\/span><a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/lifestyle\/careers\/elite-colleges-are-back-at-the-top-of-the-list-for-company-recruiters-ad9526ac?mod=hp_lead_pos2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/lifestyle\/careers\/elite-colleges-are-back-at-the-top-of-the-list-for-company-recruiters-ad9526ac?mod=hp_lead_pos2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">corporate recruiters are once again relying on university credentials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> as a way to screen potential candidates, favoring elite institutions. A survey of employers found that a quarter are now hiring from a shortlist of schools, up from 17% in 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>BYD overtakes Tesla<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">China\u2019s BYD is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">now the world\u2019s largest seller of fully-electric vehicles<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> after beating Tesla\u2019s sales in 2025. BYD sold about 2.26 million battery-electric cars last year, nearly 28% more than in 2024, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">even as its overall auto business recorded its slowest annual growth in several years<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. Tesla, by contrast, has logged its second consecutive year of declining vehicle sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Another shutdown deadline<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The U.S. Congress is back in session this week as the deadline for <\/span><a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/01\/03\/trump-shutdown-january-00700940\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/01\/03\/trump-shutdown-january-00700940\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">the next government shutdown looms less than four weeks away<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, though both Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated over the holidays that another funding stalemate is unlikely. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The markets<\/h3>\n<p><b>S&amp;P 500 futures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> were up 0.27% this morning. The last session closed up 0.19%. <\/span><b>STOXX Europe 600<\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> was up 0.36% in early trading. The U.K.\u2019s <\/span><b>FTSE 100<\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> was up 0.13% in early trading. Japan\u2019s <\/span><b>Nikkei 225 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400\">was up 2.97%. China\u2019s <\/span><b>CSI 300<\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> was up 1.90%. The South Korea<\/span><b> KOSPI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> was up 3.43%. India\u2019s <\/span><b>NIFTY 50<\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> was down 0.3%. <\/span><b>Bitcoin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> was at $93K.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Around the watercooler<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Behind glam luxury brands Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo lurks a troubled holding company losing millions<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> by Amanda Gerut<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Michael Saylor\u2019s Strategy flirts again with the danger threshold at which his company is worth less than his Bitcoin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> by Jim Edwards<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Even top CEOs check their phones first thing in the morning\u2014these are the apps business executives are reaching for<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> by Emma Burleigh<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">CEO of $90 billion Waste Management hauled trash and went to 1 a.m. safety briefings\u2014\u2018It\u2019s not always just dollars and cents\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> by Amanda Gerut<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Bosses are fighting a new battle in the RTO wars: It\u2019s not about where you work, but when you work<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> by Nick Lichtenberg<\/span><\/p>\n<p>CEO Daily is compiled and edited by Joey Abrams, Claire Zillman and Lee Clifford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning. A little over two months ago, I interviewed Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner Mari\u00e1 Corina Machado at the Fortune Global Forum. 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