The brand made mined diamonds synonymous with love and devotion. Now the CEO decries what he calls a “huge con” in lab-grown stones masquerading as precious.https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/de-beers-diamonds-price-lab-grown-468b33ab?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
CEO Stéphane de La Faverie has hired a Nestlé executive to help lead the beauty giant’s digital revamp.https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/estee-lauder-a-late-digital-adopter-makes-new-push-to-reach-shoppers-online-a15121a8?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
A new brand of macaroni and cheese is winning market share and taking over shelves with its colorful boxes, cheeky names and focus on young adults who previously may have seen packaged powder and noodles as a meal choice to hide.https://www.wsj.com/articles/goodles-thinks-mac-and-cheese-shouldnt-be-adults-secret-meal-anymore-2e0d9e7f?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Outdoor product maker American Outdoor Brands has plans for moving production out of China. Executives just need clarity.https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-one-companys-prolonged-tariff-limbo-0d2ed7a0?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
New survey finds more than a third of U.S. and Canadian respondents had decided against buying something because of unsustainable packaging.https://www.wsj.com/articles/shoppers-are-slowly-turning-away-from-plastic-packaging-f106a737?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Price increases, membership growth and ad business momentum have all helped the streaming giant top projections.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/netflix-earnings-q2-2025-nflx-stock-9d34f09c?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The AI chip maker’s shares rose more than 5% after hours as quarterly revenue surged to a record $44 billion.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/nvidia-nvda-q1-earnings-report-2025-62ff6a10?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Retailer pushed suppliers to source outside China and keep prices low; big-ticket home projects on holdhttps://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/home-depot-hd-q1-earnings-report-stock-2025-7df6355f?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Tariff-related uncertainty led the company to withdraw its profit forecast for the year.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/ford-motor-f-q1-earnings-report-2025-c2bc1c6c?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Find insight on BASF, palm oil, U.S. Steel and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/basic-materials-roundup-market-talk-d92eadbf?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Troy Jones’s exit after 15 years is the latest departure at Elon Musk’s electric-car company.https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-troy-jones-north-american-sales-leaves-b2ac616d?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Used electric vehicle sales topped 100,000 in the second quarter—a milestone amid tepid demand for new electric vehicles and the approaching end to federal tax credits.https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/electric-vehicle-sales-used-cars-ab74b8dc?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
China’s biggest automaker often pays suppliers with an electronic IOU. Some suppliers wait months before the notes can be cashed in.https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/how-chinas-byd-is-squeezing-suppliers-in-the-ev-price-war-2c70ee82?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The automaker says its quality is improving, and the company expects its number of recalled vehicles to drop over time.https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ford-safety-recall-record-df03416d?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The German company’s hyped reboot of its iconic vintage van has been stunted by a luxury price tag, Trump’s trade war and an embarrassing recall.https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/volkswagen-electric-bus-flop-9d56e77f?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Merz and other leaders look to squeeze Russia’s faltering economy. Where’s President Trump?https://www.wsj.com/opinion/europe-sanctions-vladimir-putin-oil-energy-friedrich-merz-f75a47a0?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The Justice Department boosts a theory claiming that similar editorial judgments are collusive. Heard about the First Amendment?https://www.wsj.com/opinion/childrens-health-defense-v-wp-company-trusted-health-initiative-doj-antitrust-vaccines-b84135b7?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The FTC makes amends for another Lina Khan abuse of power.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ftc-exonerates-scott-sheffield-pioneer-natural-resources-exxon-lina-khan-opec-66b3c90e?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
We owe families a commitment to evidence-based safety improvements, not cost-cutting experiments.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/replace-airline-pilots-with-evolving-tech-not-so-fast-flight-india-7f090bfd?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
They need empowerment, not protection—which in the past proved harmful manufacturing.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tariff-man-is-no-ally-of-the-american-worker-e8a1abfb?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f