Oil Rises as U.S. Shutdown Ends While Venezuela Tensions Mount

Futures in New York rose 1.1 percent, gaining steam on reports President Donald Trump agreed to a three-week pause in the government shutdown to pursue border-security talks with Democrats. In Caracas, President Nicolas Maduro and Juan Guaido, the opposition leader, gave dueling speeches while the United Nations Security Council prepared to meet tomorrow on the crisis. “There’s some optimism now that the government shutdown, at least temporarily, may be behind us," said Brian Kessens, who helps manage $16 billion in energy assets at Tortoise in Leawood, Kansas.