South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has signed a bill into law that will ban abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy.South Carolina is the latest among a number of Republican-led states like Florida and North Carolina that have significantly curtail abortion rights in the past year. The Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act will begin saving the lives of unborn children immediate...
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.