Venezuelan opposition leader Machado says she has received no communication from interim president RODRIGUEZ or the U.S. government about any potential meeting with RODRIGUEZ.

QatarEnergy CEO and energy minister Saad Sherida al‑Kaabi said on Thursday the company is buying long‑term LNG from the US and other suppliers to build a trading and arbitrage hedge. He said the mechanism is intended to generate revenue if exports via the Strait of Hormuz are disrupted, as gas prices would spike in that scenario. The disclosure — the first detail of the plan — signals Qatar, one of the world’s largest LNG producers, is using long‑term purchases to offset revenue losses from the Iran war and reduce exposure to future Hormuz transit interruptions.

Samsung Electronics expects to sharply increase memory-chip capital expenditure in 2027.