Wednesday's News Links

[CNBC] Stock futures slip as traders absorb shaky U.S. economic data: Live updates

[AP] Asian shares are mixed and oil prices jump as Trump orders a blockade of oil tankers to Venezuela

[Reuters] Oil rises over 1% as Trump's Venezuela blockade stokes uncertainty

[Axios] Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels it a "terrorist" regime

[AP] Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries

[Axios] Robinhood bets on the future of retail investing: betting

[Bloomberg] Vanke to Meet With Insurers, Banks in Shenzhen as Crisis Deepens

[NYT] Does China Have a Robot Bubble?

[WSJ] Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers in and out of Venezuela

[WSJ] For Ukraine’s Allies in Europe, a Bad Deal With Russia Is Worse Than No Deal

[FT] JPMorgan pulls $350bn from Federal Reserve to buy up Treasuries

[FT] Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s turbulent bet on AI

[FT] ‘World’s refrigerator’ runs hot and Arctic melt turns rivers orange