Why Venezuela Bonds Are Rallying After Maduro’s Ouster

WSJ What’s News

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🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Jan. 6. Many investors sold off their Venezuelan bonds years ago. WSJ’s Matt Wirz says a long-awaited payout could be in store for those who held on to the distressed assets. Plus, President Trump wants U.S. oil companies to invest in Venezuela. But as Journal reporter Collin Eaton discusses, there’s a lot at risk for the industry. And the president’s renewed push for a U.S. takeover of Greenland is alarming some members of Congress and European allies. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.3	among real estate professionals. Some European allies and Republican lawmakers are pushing back on President Trump's idea of taking over Greenland.
0:40.9	Plus, after a long time out McCold, investors in distressed Venezuelan bonds may finally be a step closer to a payday.
0:47.8	One of the big things that's going to have to happen is a forensic experiment where there'll be a look at how much debt is out there,
0:54.9	who is it owed to, and then who gets what. But newsflash, no one's going to get the full
0:59.5	amount that they put in. And why removing Maduro may not be enough to attract the U.S. oil
1:04.9	industry to Venezuela. It's Tuesday, January 6th. I'm Alex Osala for the Wall Street Journal.
1:10.8	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines, January 6th. I'm Alex Osala for the Wall Street Journal. This is the PM edition
1:12.0	of What's News, the top headlines, and business stories that move the world today.
1:18.7	After the military raid on Venezuela, President Trump has once again raised the idea of the
1:23.9	U.S. taking over Greenland, and that's causing alarm for some U.S. lawmakers and allies.
1:29.6	The president said on Sunday that U.S. national security required American control of the territory.
1:35.6	And yesterday on CNN, senior White House aide Stephen Miller was asked about whether the U.S.
1:40.9	would take military action against Greenland.
1:43.5	The United States should have Greenland as part of the United States.
1:48.1	There's no need to even think or talk about this in the context that you're asking of a military operation.
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