Stocks Rise Ahead of FOMC Minutes; US, Japan Reach $36 Billion Deal

VONNIE: IT IS 5:00 A.M. IN NEW YORK CITY. LET US GET YOU SET UP FOR THE DAY. A MAJOR DEAL, JAPAN VOWS TO INVEST 36 BILLION DOLLARS IN U.S. OIL, GAS AND CRITICAL MINIMAL PROJECTS. TALKS ON UKRAINE AND RUSSIA YOU -- RESUME A SECOND DAY OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. THE U.S. AND IRAN HAIL THEIR PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR TALKS. EQUITIES RALLYING AS AI JITTERS EASE AHEAD OF THE LATEST FED MEETING MINUTES. LET US LOOK AT THE MARKETS WITH FUTURES APPOINTED HIGHER. THE S&P FINISHED UP ABOUT .1%. NASDAQ 100 DOWN .1%. IN THE AI J ...