A ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy became legal in Florida after Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bIll passed by the state legislature.The Republican-led House of Representatives approved the Heartbeat Protection Act by a vote of 70 to 40 on Thursday.The law, which prohibits abortions once the unborn child has a detectible heartbeat, denies pregnant women access to the p...
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.