Venezuela crisis: Major global powers ordered to stop trading oil and gold assets with Maduro  CNBCA coalition group of Latin American countries and Canada has urged the Venezuelan military to sever ties with President Nicolas Maduro. Read more h …

Russia Is Taking Its Time to Comply With OPEC+ Oil Output Cuts  BloombergRussia's oil producers may take longer than expected to achieve the production cuts the country agreed to under the OPEC+ deal. Read more https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti …

Forget oil: Here's why gold is key to Venezuela's crisis-stricken government  CNBCGold is fast becoming indispensable to those clinging onto power in crisis-stricken Venezuela. Read more https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/04/venezuela-crisis-gold-seen- …

ReutersVenezuela president taps general as head of state oil firmABC NewsPresident Nicolas Maduro has tapped a high-ranking member of Venezuela's military to lead the country's struggling state oil company. National Guard Major General Manuel Queve …