Marcus Webb 
FedEx Corp. posted adjusted fourth-quarter earnings of $6.31 per share on June 23, 2026, beating Wall Street’s forecast of $5.97 per share. Despite the profit beat, the company’s shares fell 5.4% after its profit margin of 8.4% missed expectations. FedEx…
Amazon’s four-day Prime Day sale ends June 26, and bargain hunters are scrutinizing prices more closely than ever amid high gas prices following the Iran war. Adobe projects U.S. consumers will spend $26.3 billion online during the event, a 9%…
A class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in Sacramento on June 22 alleges that Walmart, Marathon Petroleum, BP, and 7-Eleven used an AI-driven pricing tool from Kalibrate Fuel Systems to illegally inflate fuel prices in California. The plaintiffs claim the…
U.S. trailer orders skyrocketed 237% year-over-year in May, defying seasonal norms with 20,700 units booked, according to ACT Research’s preliminary data. FTR Transportation Intelligence reported a similar surge of 249%, tallying 20,189 units—both figures handily beat April’s totals and the…
Mercedes-Benz marks its centenary in 2026, tracing its origins to the 1926 merger that created Daimler-Benz AG on 28–29 June. The brand’s iconic three-pointed star inside a laurel wreath—registered on 21 August 1926—still adorns every Mercedes-Benz today and remains one…
The Mercedes-Benz Art Collection presents VOLLGEPACKT, a new exhibition in Stuttgart opening July 10, 2026, that delves into Turkish-German migration narratives through photography, literature, and documentary perspectives. The centerpiece is the photo series “Başardık” by Alwin Maigler, commissioned for the…
Daimler Truck North America has begun rolling out an optional software update for approximately 330,000 in-service Detroit-powered vehicles, including those with DD15 engines from model years 2021-2025 and DD13 engines from model years 2022-2025. The update revises diesel exhaust fluid…
A fresh-faced American automaker is gunning for the budget pickup segment with a trio of no-frills trucks and SUVs that blend Japanese Kei-car DNA with Texas-built grit. REO Industries—named after a defunct 1905 brand resurrected by Texas realtor Zach De…
A fire at a Lineage Logistics cold storage warehouse in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights has been burning for days, spreading smoke and prompting emergency declarations. The fire, which started on June 17, has reached “very unhealthy” air quality levels across…
U.S. business activity expanded at its fastest pace in five months in June, driven by a sharp rebound in manufacturing output, according to the latest S&P Global flash PMI data. The composite PMI rose to 52.2 in June, up from…