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Exclusive: Oil tankers turn away from Venezuela as more sanctions loom

Oil tankers that were sailing toward Venezuela have turned around and others have left the country's waters as the United States considers blacklisting dozens of ships for transporting Venezuelan oil, according to shipping data and industry sources. Chinese oil firms are considering whether to decline to charter any tanker that has visited Venezuela in the past year, no matter where the ship is now or for what voyage, four shipping sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Washington is seeking to oust the socialist government of President Nicolas Maduro by choking the oil exports that provide its main source of income....

Nikola May Not Be Next Tesla, But Its Valuation Is More Extreme

(Bloomberg) -- It has some competition, but no stock on the auto sector is a better reflection of the equity market’s recent exuberance than Nikola Corp.The aspiring battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell truck maker debuted on the Nasdaq last week following a reverse merger and its stock quickly took off, doubling on Monday and rising another 28% shortly after Tuesday’s open. Trading was halted twice within the first 40 minutes due to volatility, with the shares plunging as much as 22%. They were back up almost 8% as of noon in New York.The $34 billion market capitalization Nikola had at the intraday peak belies the company’s fundamentals. Nikola is forecasting zero revenue for 2020 and its first $1 billion year in 2023. It doesn’t expect to be fully utilizing an Arizona assembly plant that it hasn’t built yet until 2028.And yet Ford Motor Co., which is expected to report about $115 billion...