Wall Street Week | Venezuela’s Oil Test, Overcapacity in Renewables, Defense Tech Boom

Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves but faces a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar reconstruction effort to restore production capacity. Europe's rapid solar expansion is creating supply-demand imbalances affecting investors, power generators, and electricity markets. Scotland is exploring data center development to utilize surplus wind power generation. Pentagon procurement and Silicon Valley investment in defense and space technology increased during 2025-2026.

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