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Wildfires burn nearly 300,000 acres in France and Spain as heat wave looms

📰 source: cnbc_topnews · 💼 business

wildfires have burned nearly 300,000 acres across france and spain, forcing about 300,000 people to evacuate. the fires began in southwestern france's gironde region on wednesday last week, with 93 firefighters injured. gironde's prefecture said the situation stabilized overnight and the fire is under control. but a new heatwave is expected this week, with temps up to 35°c in france, raising fears of worsening conditions. the fires are a rare 'pyrocumulonimbus' cloud that generates its own weather, making them erratic, according to fire captain nicolas braz. stefan doerr, a wildfire science professor, said three heatwaves this summer are unprecedented and that current firefighting capacity is overwhelmed. french finance minister roland lescure said the crisis hurts the local economy. georg zachmann of bruegel noted costs for evacuations and firefighting hit regional budgets, and referenced california's 2025 fires costing up to 60 billion in direct costs.

why it matters: extreme wildfires and heatwaves in europe strain local economies and may have broader fiscal impacts at national levels.

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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