U.S. ready to return to 'commitments,' Iran says, after Trump signals deal is near

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Iran said the U.S. was ready to "return to commitments," while denying that negotiations were ongoing with Washington, after President Donald Trump signaled a deal was in the making. Iran Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibadadi made those comments in an interview with state broadcaster IRNA on Wednesday, without elaborating on the said commitments, likely referring to the interim understanding reached in June. Under the memorandum of understanding signed on June 17 between the U.S. and Iran, Tehran was supposed to allow commercial vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz with no charge for 60 days. In return, Washington had committed to lifting its naval blockade of Iranian ships, among other things. Trump had accused the Islamic republic's leaders on Monday stateside of being "duplicitous" about peace talks, saying they were underway "whether Iran wants to admit it or not." Gharibadadi said that, "The path of understanding is between Iran and O...

Jeff Bezos just filed to sell $4 billion in Amazon. The shares are falling

Jeff Bezos filed plans to sell about 15 million Amazon shares worth roughly $4.1 billion, after the dominant e-commerce platform's stronger-than-expected earnings sent the stock to a record high, pushing its market value above $3 trillion. Amazon fell more than 2% Tuesday following the filing, which disclosed the planned sale under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on Nov. 14, 2025. The sales occurred on Monday through Morgan Stanley, according to the filing. The filing comes after Amazon shares touched an all-time high on Monday, extending gains sparked by last week's quarterly results. The web services provider reported robust second-quarter earnings , led by stronger-than-expected growth in its cloud computing business, reinforcing investor confidence that its artificial intelligence investments are translating into accelerating demand. Shares of Amazon have rallied about 20% this year, well over the 12% gain in the S&P 500. Amazon year to date The Form 144 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed Bezos intends to sell 15 million common shares with an aggregate market value of about $4.07 billion, based on Monday's closing price. The filing noted the shares were acquired as founder stock in 1994. Bezos has regularly sold Amazon stock in recent years, often through prearranged trading plans, while continuing to rank among the company's largest shareholders. The filing also noted that he donated 220,200 shares to nonprofit organizations in May, which may have sold those shares during the preceding three months.

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