Politics

• Op-ed: Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' and China are headed for Latin American clash - Concerns that President Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' will lead China to attack Taiwan miss the mark. China has its own designs on Latin America.
• Boeing's airplane deliveries are the highest in 7 years. Now it's about to pick up the pace - Boeing is set to outline its production increase plans later this month after it's expected to post its best year for deliveries since 2018.
• Trump faces headwinds on Venezuela, health care as some Republicans break rank - A White House official said Republicans breaking with the president represent a "tiny fraction" of the congressional GOP.
• What the Big Oil executives told Trump about investing in Venezuela - The CEOs of Exxon and Conoco are wary of returning to Venezuela. Chevron is ready to quickly ramp up production.
• Jim Cramer says don’t trade Apple and Nvidia as money rotates into overlooked stocks ahead of earnings season - Jim Cramer says a broad market rally is underway, with money rotating out of Apple and Nvidia and into overlooked stocks ahead of earnings season.
• Trump revealed some of Friday's jobs data early in post the prior day - The president indicated that private sector payrolls had expanded by 654,000, a total that would have included Friday's jobs count for December.
• Iran's leader accuses protestors of acting for Trump - Iran's supreme leader accused protesters of acting on behalf of U.S. President Donald Trump by destroying public properties in their own country.
• Trump says he’s cancelled second wave of attacks on Venezuela - He added that at least $100 billion will be invested in Venezuela by U.S. oil giants.
• Trump is desperate to take Greenland. Can NATO defend itself — and is it willing to? - Trump’s ambition for Greenland raises questions about what happens when two NATO members come to blows.
• Intel stock rises after Trump touts 'very successful' CEO, applauds government's investment - In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said he just met with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, and applauded the company for launching a processor in the U.S.