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Saudi military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after the Iran-backed militia attacked Red Sea shipping

📰 source: cnbc_topnews · 💼 business

saudi arabia's coalition forces struck houthi military targets in yemen on saturday after the iran-backed group claimed to attack two saudi oil tankers in the red sea. air defenses intercepted two ballistic missiles targeting yanbu refineries. trump warned he'd hold iran responsible for further houthi attacks. houthis declared a maritime embargo on saudi arabia, threatening oil exports through the bab el-mandeb strait. the strikes focused on legitimate military targets used to threaten commercial vessels, per the coalition spokesperson. no immediate damage was reported. pakistan is seeking to restart peace talks between the u.s. and iran.

why it matters: escalation in the red sea threatens a vital oil shipping route, potentially disrupting global supply and raising energy prices.

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Surprise fall in US jobs last month as slow summer continues

📰 source: bbc_business · 💼 business us jobs fell by 23,000 last month, against forecasts for an 80,000 gain, with the bureau of labor statistics also revising down may and june payrolls by a combined 103,000. the unemployment rate still dipped to 4.1% from 4.2%, as labor

Homes are selling below asking in 38 of the 50 biggest U.S. cities—if you can afford one

📰 source: cnbc_topnews · 💼 business homes sold for less than their asking price in 38 of the 50 largest u.s. housing markets in june, per redfin. the biggest discounts hit florida and texas: miami and west palm beach averaged nearly 5% below asking, while houston, austin, tampa, dallas, san antonio,

China is gaining ground in AI. But the U.S. still has a major advantage

📰 source: cnbc_topnews · 💼 business hugging face ceo clément delangue told cnbc china is clearly dominating on open models and could start dominating at the frontier by end of this year or next. chinese models are closing the gap with u.s. frontier systems despite limited access to cutting-edge compute. beijing-based

US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects

📰 source: bbc_business · 💼 business rwe will abandon its offshore wind projects in the us after accepting a $1.2bn payout from the department of the interior. the german energy firm said it will reinvest the money into gas projects, including $900m for an lng export terminal in louisiana. rwe will

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Surprise fall in US jobs last month as slow summer continues

Homes are selling below asking in 38 of the 50 biggest U.S. cities—if you can afford one

China is gaining ground in AI. But the U.S. still has a major advantage

US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects