The Senate has confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. as the United States' next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after a months-long hold of hundreds of military promotions by Senator Tommy Tuberville.
To override the Republican lawmaker's block, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed cloture to vote separately on the nomination of three top military nominees Wednesday, including the Marine Corps commandant and the Army chief of staff.
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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.