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Live On Fox Business, United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent Discusses Oil Prices Over U.S.-Iran Conflict; On China, Says Have Seen A Substantial Decrease In Purchases Of Iranian Oil; On AI, Says We Are Finding U.S. 'Watermarks' On Chinese Models; China Models Need To Be Held To Same Standards; Starting To See Emergence Of U.S. Open Source Models; We Are Creating Competitors

Jul 21, 2026 · 08:12 AM ET· updated 4h ago

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The U.S. Treasury Secretary talked about oil prices, China buying less Iranian oil, and America making AI technology to compete with China. This tells investors to watch how U.S.-Iran tensions affect energy prices and whether American companies can keep up in the AI race.

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