The European Commission sent letters of formal notice to 18 EU member states on 28 September for failing to report full transposition of the bloc's energy-sharing rules. Fresh data released the same day showed power and heat costs still splitting the continent unevenly.
US employers announced 3,462 job cuts citing AI in August 2026, dropping AI to the fourth most-cited reason for layoffs after five straight months at the top, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas data reported by Second Talent on 24 September.
Wholesale power prices in the largest US market rose 75.5% year on year in the first quarter of 2026, while in Europe 350 Playmobil jobs ended and heat pump sales climbed 17%. Energy prices are now the main variable in industrial decisions on both sides of the Atlantic.
Data centre construction is pulling electricians and pipefitters into six-figure roles while recent graduates face a 5.7% unemployment rate, according to figures reported by CNBC on 25 and 26 September.
US employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on 7 August, the first monthly contraction since February, while the unemployment rate slipped to 4.1% and labour force participation fell to 61.4%, the lowest reading since February 2021.
Australia's national average petrol price jumped by more than 10 cents a litre last week to 237.5c/L, with diesel up more than 13c to 286.7c/L, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, as global oil supply disruptions push up costs for industry and households.
The US economy shed 23,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, while entry-level game development roles in Turkey are vanishing. Here is what the evidence behind the AI jobs debate does and does not show.
Electric trucks already cost less to run than diesel in six of nine major EU markets, according to Transport & Environment. Charging them is the problem the money has not solved yet.
College graduates aged 22 to 27 faced 5.7% unemployment in June 2026. The same week CNBC reported those numbers, a separate CNBC investigation found AI data centres creating six-figure blue-collar jobs. The labour market is not breaking evenly.
Australia's national average petrol price jumped more than 10 cents a litre last week to 237.5c/L, according to data published on Monday, as the global energy shock keeps rippling through industrial economies.
The European Commission sent letters of formal notice to 18 member states on 28 September 2026 for failing to enact the bloc's new right to share renewable electricity. Separate data released the same day showed European tech funding passing €2 billion in a week and residential heat pump sales climbing 11% in the first half.
US employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on 7 August, the first monthly decline since February and a figure far below analyst expectations.
China's Zhejiang province will let independent grid-side batteries trade in its electricity spot market under a notice issued on 23 September, with price-and-quantity bidding from 1 January 2027, covering 40 projects totalling 2.54 GW/5.1 GWh.
Playmobil has stopped making its plastic figures in Germany. The company closed its Dietenhofen plant in Bavaria and moved production to Malta and the Czech Republic, affecting around 350 jobs, as high energy prices keep reshaping where European manufacturing can survive.
American employers cut 23,000 jobs in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on 7 August 2026. It was the first monthly decline since February. Meanwhile, AI tools keep eating the junior roles that used to be the way into industries like game development.
US employers cut 23,000 jobs in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on 7 August, the first monthly decline since February, while new surveys show AI is reshaping hiring at both ends of the labour market.
ASML sold no lithography equipment in Europe in 2026, its executive vice president for public affairs said at a panel in Amsterdam, as Europe's energy price crisis and a stalled fab buildout leave the continent without demand for its most valuable export.
US employers cut 23,000 jobs in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on 7 August, the first monthly contraction since February and a reading far below analyst expectations.