Pins matching date:2026-06-25

Sony cut a significant share of Bungie, including most of the Destiny team and some Marathon staff; a Washington WARN filing counts 292 jobs at its Bellevue studio, from a headcount of about 800.

By 7 votes to 1 the Rent Guidelines Board set 0% increases for one- and two-year leases on rent-stabilized apartments starting between 1 October 2026 and 30 September 2027. It fulfils Mayor Mamdani's campaign pledge and is the first freeze ever for two-year leases.

Hoshino Resorts opened the 48-suite HOSHINOYA Nara Prison on 25 June 2026 inside the 1908 former Nara Prison, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, after about seven years of restoration.

Treetop Development floated a 1,000 MW (1 GW) AI data center at the edge of East Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York; no application was ever filed, the request no longer appears in the NYISO queue and on 25 June 2026 the Town Board unanimously froze data centers over 20 MW until July 2029; no cost has been published.

Mexico won all three group games for the first time, beating Czechia 3-0 at the Azteca, while Czechia were eliminated.

H&M Group's net sales fell 1% in local currencies to SEK 104.4 billion in the first half of its 2026 financial year, while operating profit excluding one-time restructuring costs rose 14% to SEK 8.1 billion as CEO Daniel Ervér's cost-cutting push widened margins.

At an uncontested annual meeting after the Wilson settlement, shareholders elect Chip Bergh, Esi Eggleston Bracey and Teri List and back Chip Wilson's proposal to declassify the board by 73.1 million votes to 0.3 million.

Gonzalo Plata's 77th-minute goal gave Ecuador a 2-1 comeback win over Germany at MetLife Stadium and a knockout place as a third-placed side.

Two early Tunisian-aided goals and a Jan Paul van Hecke header gave the Netherlands a 3-1 win in Kansas City and the top spot in Group F.

Ferrero recalled specific batches of frozen Nutella Croissant and Nutella Muffin in seven European countries because they might contain metal fragments; the lots came from its Fresystem bakery near Naples.

The federal pipeline regulator waived its 180-day deadline for repairing longitudinal seam weld corrosion on Lines CA-324 and CA-325 until June 2036, in exchange for in-line inspections every six to nine months and stricter repair criteria. It replaces the emergency permit that expired in February.

Aspall's flagship Premier Cru Suffolk Cyder earned the Gold Trophy at the International Cider Challenge, crafted continuously at Aspall Hall since 1728 with champagne yeast for sophisticated apple-wine elegance.

On 25 June 2026 Merck KGaA agreed to acquire Minneapolis-based Bio-Techne for US$73 per share in cash, an enterprise value of US$11.3 billion, with closing expected by late 2026 or early 2027.

Thapelo Maseko's 63rd-minute goal gave South Africa a 1-0 win in Monterrey and a first-ever World Cup knockout place, second in Group A.

The Fed's main inflation gauge rose 0.4% in May and 4.1% from a year earlier, while core PCE, excluding food and energy, rose 0.3% and 3.4%.

Nicolas Pépé scored in each half as Ivory Coast beat Curaçao 2-0 in Philadelphia and reached the World Cup knockout round for the first time.

Daizen Maeda and Anthony Elanga traded goals in a 1-1 draw in Arlington that sent both Japan and Sweden into the World Cup knockouts.