Blinken heads to China, following a visit by Bill Gates

<p>The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in China to try to strengthen diplomatic ties between Washington and Beijing. Meanwhile, a private sector dignitary has just met with China&#8217;s leader Xi Jinping: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. We have more on what was discussed. Plus, the Federal Reserve&#8217;s thinking seems to point to an economy still humming along. So why didn&#8217;t the central bank raise interest rates again this week to try to slow the economy a bit? Well, you have to read between the lines, says Christopher Low, chief economist at FHN Financial. This has to do with concerns about the banking sector still lingering. And, it&#8217;s now more than three dozen states that have legalized cannabis products for medical use. But it&#8217;s not an affordable option for all patients.</p>