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Month: June 2022

US officials say they are seeking ‘guard rails’ with Beijing ahead of defense secretary’s meeting with Chinese counterpart

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US seeks “guard rails” with China, according to senior defense officials, in the first meeting between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart, as tensions grow over what Washington sees as Beijing’s increasingly aggressive actions in the region. The meeting, scheduled to take place on Friday evening in Singapore,

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Could stock trading fees make a comeback?

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business In recent years, brokerages such as Robinhood and Charles Schwab have let users buy and sell stocks online without transaction fees — helping create an army of millions of armchair investors with the power to move markets. But new regulations teased by the US Securities and Exchange Commission have raised

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Momentos clave de la emotiva audiencia sobre violencia armada en el Congreso de EE.UU.

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una audiencia de la Comisión de la Cámara de Representantes este miércoles brindó una plataforma de alto perfil para que una niña de 11 años sobreviviente del tiroteo en la escuela primaria Uvalde y otros afectados por la violencia armada contaran sus desgarradoras historias al público estadounidense. La audiencia tuvo

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Security ramps up in nation’s capital after warnings of potentially volatile June

By Whitney Wild, CNN Law enforcement officials in Washington are gearing up for a potentially volatile June, when major Supreme Court decisions are expected on guns and abortion, public hearings into the US Capitol insurrection will be held and large-scale protests are possible in an already heightened threat environment. Capitol Police are ramping up security,

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