U.S. President Joe Biden holds his first direct talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, and warns relations between the two nations should not descend into conflict. Cryptocurrencies slide as the U.S. infrastructure bill is signed into law. The Dutch government launches a last-ditch effort to convince Shell not to shift its tax base to the UK. Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues his stock selling flurry, sending the EV maker’s market cap beneath $1tn.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.