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Julian Nagelsmann, 38, quit as Germany head coach on July 3, four days after a penalty shootout loss to Paraguay in the World Cup Round of 32, leaving the DFB to court Jurgen Klopp.
Dish DBS Corporation filed a prepackaged Chapter 11 petition on June 30, 2026, after a delayed $23 billion AT&T spectrum sale left it unable to repay $2 billion in notes due the next day.
Domestic US airfares climbed from an average of $333 to $384 between February and May 2026, a 15 percent jump driven by a fuel price shock, Spirit Airlines' collapse, and capacity cuts that outlasted June's peace deal.
Walmart eliminated roughly 1,500 corporate jobs in May 2025 across Global Tech, e-commerce fulfillment, and Walmart Connect, a restructuring that set the template for more than 1,000 additional cuts and relocations a year later.
$8.3 billion in opening-day U.S. online spending made June 23 the biggest e-commerce day of 2026, yet average order size fell 16% to $45.94 as inflation-squeezed shoppers chased discounts instead of splurging.
Boeing's new North Line in Everett, Washington starts building 737 Max jets on July 6, 2026, marking the first time the planemaker has assembled its best selling single aisle jet outside the Renton plant.
Delta and American Airlines are absorbing billions in extra jet fuel costs after the February 2026 war on Iran, cutting routes and raising bag fees to $45 while fares stay elevated even as fuel prices ease.
9,000 roles will disappear from British American Tobacco by 2028 as the Lucky Strike and Vuse maker leans on AI and outsourcing partners like Accenture to bank $793 million in savings, sparing its largest market, the US.
Volkswagen management will ask its supervisory board on July 9, 2026 to approve up to 100,000 job cuts and four German plant closures, the largest restructuring in the automaker's 89-year history as China sales collapse.
5,000 Microsoft jobs are set to be cut the week of July 6, 2026, hitting sales, consulting and Xbox as new gaming chief Asha Sharma weighs closing or selling five studios, including Arkane and Double Fine.
Beijing has resumed buying US soybeans and both governments are negotiating a tariff rollback to lock in the 2025 Trump-Xi truce, yet volumes still trail the 25-million-ton annual pledge by half.
Nine Utz products across the Zapp's and Dirty brands now carry a Class I recall after the FDA flagged potential salmonella in a dry milk powder seasoning, with more than 650,000 bags affected nationwide.
