- [Narrator] This is a synthetic diamond. It doesn't look anything like jewelry because that's not what it's for. We went inside one of the world's most innovative and closed off labs to see how it makes synthetic diamonds that are used to build everything from drills, to speakers, to lasers.It requires extreme conditions, like plasma heated to more than 3,600 degrees or pressures of 800,000 pounds per square inch. - Be effectively taking a Coke can and putting the Eiffel Tower on top of it. - [Narrator] Bu ...

Economic Sentiment Disparity - A 31-percentage point gap exists between women's pessimistic and optimistic views on the economy [1] - Women are more pessimistic about the economy than men, a trend observed for decades [3] - The gender gap in economic sentiment has widened in the last six years, reaching its widest point since 2019 [4] Factors Influencing Women's Economic Pessimism - Women often switch to less expensive groceries to save money and lack confidence in affording vacations, cars, or comfortable retirement [5] - Half of women expect the economy to worsen in the next year, while only 20% anticipate improvement [6] - Women are less confident than men that the next generation will have a more prosperous economic life [7] - Women's lower earnings, often due to caregiving responsibilities, compound over time, impacting their career earnings [8] - A significant percentage, approximately 20%, of children in America live in single-parent households headed by women [10] - Women perceive the economy differently, with grocery prices having an outsized impact on their views [12][13] Political and Marketing Implications - The economy will be a central issue in the upcoming midterm elections [15] - Messages about lowering the cost of everyday items, like eggs, may resonate more with women, while discussions about the booming stock market may appeal more to men [16] - Addressing women's economic concerns is crucial for both political parties to gain their confidence and votes [17]

Bram was the largest US base in Afghanistan during the 20-year war on terror, and President Trump helped lay the groundwork for a withdrawal during his first term. The Taliban wants to make a deal. We'll see if they want to make a deal. It's got to be a real deal.A deal was made and the US had a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan during the Biden administration in 2021. Today, the Taliban controls the base, but in a surprise twist, President Trump said this. We're trying to get it back because they need th ...

- [Shelby] The F-35 is currently considered one of the most advanced weapons in the world, and in the coming years, its missions are set to become even more high tech with pilots flying alongside teams of drones or what the US military calls Collaborative Combat Aircraft or CCAs. To control those drones, the F-35's maker, Lockheed Martin is unveiling new technology for the cockpit, and Lockheed just announced a new drone that it says will be a CCA. - We've been building drones since the beginning, so for de ...

Mourners attend the memorial for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Arizona. The service comes nearly two weeks after Kirk was fatally shot during an event on a Utah university campus. #CharlieKirk #Trump #WSJ ...

Today, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to lower our policy interest rate by a quarter percentage point. I'm at the Federal Reserve where Chair J. Powell just announced why the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point at their meeting here this week.It was the first cut in 9 months and that comes amid signs that the labor market might have more cracks than appeared evident earlier this year. It's really the risks that we're seeing to the labor market that that uh that were the focus of ...

Many hopeful home buyers and refinancers are hoping for the Fed to cut rates. But even if the Fed cuts rates, mortgage rates may not drop below 6%. For a few years now, the housing market has been in a bit of a stalemate.We've seen a lack of homes for sale, and homeowners who bought homes with low rate mortgages are reluctant to move and take on a higher rate. Mortgage rates often drop in anticipation of a Fed rate cut, which we've seen recently. Mortgage rates hit an 11th month low, offering a glimmer of h ...

Do you think we will start doing strikes on the mainland Venezuela. Oh, >> we'll see what happens. >> Tensions between the US and Venezuela have reached a crisis point.>> There's been a very rapid buildup in the region, which is pretty unprecedented in modern times. >> The Trump administration has shown it will use lethal force to combat drug cartels, and it's repeatedly tied Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro to drug trafficking. The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela.It is a nar ...

Many of you have seen this video. It shows a tough student in March getting arrested by federal immigration agents in Somerville, Massachusetts. Since Trump was inaugurated, there have been tens of thousands of street arrests across the country.The journal analyzed ICE arrest data and found that under the second Trump presidency, the rate of where these street arrests have been happening the most, according to the data, is throughout New England, specifically through the Boston field office. We've seen a to ...

Welcome to iOS 26, where there's now a built-in assistant to screen your calls. I'm calling with your top tips for iOS 26. Please pick up. >> Thanks, Joanna Stern. Please stay on the line. >> New messaging tricks like polls and backgrounds, live translation in calls, and did I mention a completely redesigned liquid glass interface that nobody asked for? But there are ways to tone down that glassiness. And I'm pretty sure Tim Cook decided to jump from iOS 18 to 26 just to see if I could do it. 26 tips for iO ...