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And I'm Karen Moscow.
Karen, we begin with progress reported this morning in nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran. Iran says it had reached a, quote, general agreement on the terms of a potential nuclear deal that would lift sanctions on Tehran and ease the risk of a broader Middle East war. Here's Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Arachi.
We are hopeful that negotiation will lead to a sustainable and negotiated solution at the same time as demonstrated during the aggression of 13 June 2025. Iran remains fully prepared to defend itself against any threats.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi made those comments in Geneva and Vice President J.D. Vance spoke about the talks with Fox News.
You know, in some ways it went well. They agreed to meet afterwards. But in other ways, it was very clear that the president has set some red lines that the Iranians are not yet willing to actually acknowledge and work through. So we're going to keep on working it.
But of course, the president reserves the ability to say when he thinks that diplomacy has reached its natural end, we hope we don't get to that point. But if we do, that'll be the president's call.
That was Vice President J.D. Vance. Iran and the U.S. will each draft and exchange texts for a deal before setting a date for a third round of talks.
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Chapter 2: What progress has been reported in US-Iran nuclear talks?
will help monitor a truce if the war ends.
Well, Karen, Japan plans to invest $36 billion in U.S. oil, gas and critical mineral projects. It's the first tranche of a $550 billion commitment under Japan's trade agreement with President Trump. The most significant investment is a natural gas facility in Ohio that's expected to generate a power equivalent of nine nuclear reactors. Bloomberg's Laura Davison has more from Hong Kong.
There are some questions just about the size and scope of this project, just because it would be the biggest energy project of its kind. There are also two other projects. One is a crude export facility in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast, as well as a project that would produce synthetic diamonds. Those are used in the manufacturing of semiconductors, energy and automobiles as well.
Bloomberg's Laura Davison says the announcement comes weeks before Japanese Prime Minister Sanei Takeuchi is set to meet with President Trump in Washington.
Well, there's more fallout this morning from the Jeffrey Epstein files. Nathan and Bloomberg's Alexis Christophorus has the latest from New York.
Two teachers unions are asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to look at a 2021 statement from Apollo Global Management about its contact with the late sex offender and whether it could be considered materially false or misleading.
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Chapter 3: What statements did Iran's foreign minister make about the negotiations?
The Justice Department's latest files show Epstein corresponded with Apollo's then-CEO Leon Black, its current CEO Mark Rowan, and others in the firm. The American Federation of Teachers says Apollo's statement claims Black never promoted Epstein's services to other senior executives.
An Apollo spokesman says no one at the firm, other than Black, had a personal or business relationship with Epstein. Meanwhile, the House Oversight Committee is set to hear a closed-door deposition today from billionaire Les Wexner. The 88-year-old founder of L Brands has spent years answering for his decades-long relationship with Epstein. Wexner has long denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes,
But his prominent victim, Virginia Gufray, has claimed Wexner is one of the men Epstein trafficked her to. In New York, Alexis Christophorus, Bloomberg Radio.
Okay, Alexis, thank you. Now let's get to the latest in the search for Nancy Guthrie. It's been 18 days since the mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie was last seen. Investigators are looking for fresh leads after a glove found near the 84-year-old's home failed to match any DNA profiles in the FBI's database.
They're working with the maker of Guthrie's pacemaker to see if they can track her through that. Richard Frankel is a retired FBI agent.
It connects to the Bluetooth within her pacemaker. And if they get a hit on it, although they can get down to within meters of where that pacemaker might be, but that pacemaker has to be emitting a charge at the same time.
Retired FBI agent Richard Frankel. Investigators are also processing evidence from two search warrants from last week. They're also canvassing gun shops with surveillance footage to see if the suspect looks familiar. The reward is now up to $100,000 for information that leads to Nancy Guthrie's return.
Well, let's turn to the markets now, Nathan. Futures are higher ahead of today's session, and stocks rebounded yesterday from an early sell-off to eke out gains. We're getting word this morning about some big moves from Wall Street investors, including Warren Buffett. Bloomberg's John Tucker joins us with the very latest. John, good morning.
Good morning, Karen. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway slashed its stake in Amazon by more than 75% in the fourth quarter. It now owns roughly 2.3 million shares of the company. And what did Buffett dump Amazon for? The New York Times. This marks his last new bet as CEO of Berkshire. A regulatory filing shows Berkshire acquired 5.1 million shares of the Times.
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Chapter 4: How are Ukraine and Russia's talks progressing in Geneva?
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