Trump move for Venezuela’s resources likely to weaken economic might of US | Heather Stewart

<p>Oil is US president’s motivation but his concept of economic success feels as outdated as his music tastes</p><p>The word “loot” entered the English language from Hindi in the late 18th century, as the rapacious East India Company plundered its way across the subcontinent.</p><p>It was a trading company, not a state – but it had the imprimatur of the English crown and its own large private army, mingling commerce and military force and opening the way for British imperial dominance of India.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/11/trump-move-for-venezuelas-resources-likely-to-weaken-economic-might-of-us">Continue reading...</a>