Treasury Sec. Bessent: A Deal with Iran 8/4/26

In a newsmaking–and market-moving–interview, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggests that the U.S. may have a deal with Iran as soon as today or tomorrow. He says, the “K-shaped economy is over,” and the era of the “C-shaped” economy has arrived. Plus, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is at the Aspen Economic Strategy Group meeting for his company’s latest earnings release; he’s looking forward to new innovations like Snap’s Specs to drive demand for AI compute. Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent - 14:10 Evan Spiegel - 44:59 In this episode: Scott Bessent, @SecScottBessent Evan Spiegel, @evanspiegel Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie