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So the US is “running” Venezuela, there’s 300B+ barrels of oil on the line, Maduro wore Nike, and it’s still harder to get into Goldman Sachs than it is to get accepted to Harvard.

What a start to 2026.

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President Trump’s weekend raid that snatched Nicolás Maduro basically turned the global oil market into a live‑action risk‑on trade. Trump told America’s biggest oil companies to dust off their toolkits and “fix” Venezuela’s rusted energy empire, which is sitting on 303 billion barrels of extra‑heavy crude. Shares of Chevron, Exxon, and ConocoPhillips immediately perked up in turn. Even Chevron, the only US operator still in the country, got a lift despite already having a backstage pass.

The pitch is simple: Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves, almost all of it the kind of sticky, asphalt-like crude that US Gulf Coast refineries were literally built to handle. Those refineries are running below capacity, and importing discounted heavy Venezuelan crude could fatten margins while sticking China with a higher tab. Hedge funds noticed too. Within 24 hours, investors went from “Venezuela is uninvestable” to “I just booked a March site visit.”

The catch is the same catch that has followed Venezuela for decades. Rebuilding the industry could take more than a decade and over $100 billion, political stability is still a coin flip, and demand for heavy crude could soften as energy transitions drag on. Every analyst agrees the near-term upside is real, but the long-term revival Trump is promising feels like one of those gym memberships you buy in January. There is enthusiasm. There is potential. There is absolutely no chance it goes according to plan.

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In 1999, the S&P 500 peaked. Then it took 14 years to gradually recover by 2013.

Today? Goldman Sachs sounds crazy forecasting 3% returns for 2024 to 2034.

But we’re currently seeing the highest price for the S&P 500 compared to earnings since the dot-com boom.

So, maybe that’s why they’re not alone; Vanguard projects about 5%.

In fact, now just about everything seems priced near all time highs. Equities, gold, crypto, etc.

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JPMorgan just dropped its "Special Advisory Services" squad, led by investment banking boss Liz Myers, handing top clients a peek at the bank's playbook on everything from AI navigation to cybersecurity and real estate picks. No charge upfront, but don't get greedy; deeper dives might cost ya. Jamie Dimon calls it sharing the "secret sauce," born from clients begging for JPM's insider tips beyond just deals.

Meanwhile, over at Goldman Sachs, a 39-interview marathon story went viral: dude aced it by asking for a call script instead of cold-calling like every other hotshot, proving there’s something to be said for coachability and boldness.

While JPM is eyeing IPO hopefuls and long-haul clients as guinea pigs for this consulting side-hustle, Goldman's running their own gauntlet: Boasting a 0.7% acceptance rate that makes Harvard look like community college, taking advantage of that Gen Z hustle and grind culture. So whether it’s wooing clients or gatekeeping the boys’ club, banks are back. Remember: 2008 was 18 years ago. Most of the Zoomers don’t remember how far things can fall. For now, keep an eye on who masters the loyalty lock-in, but watch out for overstepping fees and straight-up snake oil.

Analysis provided by ​altindex.com​.

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