[detective]

US lawmakers, especially former Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, have expressed concerns that the Russian oil company Rosneft might end up owning Citgo, which is based in Houston, Texas.

That stems from the fact that PDVSA put Citgo up as collateral for a corporate bond issue in December that Rosneft underwrote. If PDVSA defaults, Rosneft could demand Citgo as compensation.

[samtheman]

It sure is a good thing we got rid of gunboat diplomacy.

[\/\/ayne]

Hold muh beer while I open a factory in a communist country...

[Buckeye McFrog]

Hammered. And Sickled.

[Sergio]

The GM plant will soon be making the “Yugo Chavez”. Ba-dum-tish! Thank you, I’ll be here all week. Tip your waitress.

[bgill]

That’s ok. GM will merely pass along any loss to their customers by raising prices.

[Southack]

The author above wrote a sensational headline for clicks, imagine that!

The reality is that the GM plant made fewer than 500 cars last year and was operating at a loss.

Shutting down a money-losing factory hurts employees, not the company.

Sure, VZ seized the GM factory...and can pay those salaries there if it wants...and can find the cash.

Does any of the above really “wallop” GM?!

This is a 500 car/year factory from the 1950’s!

Headline clickbait.

[libertylover]

as General Motors can attest following the unexpected nationalization of its plant there.

Unexpected? This is what always happens under communism.