and gen z is so different. going from much more optimism and extraversion with millenials to gen z you, much more uncertain and pessimistic. but, there was a lot of hope with work ethic, work ethic was starting to come back up in the surveys of 18-year-olds from millenials to gen z. then it went down in 2021. i think it will be interesting the next couple years in the work lays with gen z thing almost all the new and young employees. then, trying to figure out how much work will be virtual and how much will be in person and some essential generational tension around those issues. susan: so you have three kids of your own. and based on all the studies about technology, how have you approached your own kids use of technology? jean: we try to just put off smart phones for as possible. my 16-year-old only got her first smart phone about a month ago. up until that point, she had a flip phone and it became a part of her identity because she the only kid. our 13-year-old has a phone that they can call and text and tak

why do you think republicans are sleeping on the gen-z vote and it will backfire?ible voters will be millennial or gen-z and there are a lot of issues republicans are abdo indicating, they think young people are unwinnable monolithe. that is not true, one in five are independent. many can vote in the primary election and there are issues that can be flipped on their head, like the economy for example, should be framed not as issue of saving for retirement, but saving for down payment. >> carley: sound advice there. and millennials and gen-z will be majority by 2000 28, what is number one issue for you in the next election? >> the economy and i think she pointed it out really well. we have an economy that is in shambles right now. people, gen-zers can't pay for groceries much less buy a house. inflation is high because of reckless democratic spending. this is easy for republicans to point out to gen-zers who knew what it was like and can compare to now. i will add that we could do better job of messaging to gen-zers. look at jeff jackson, doing great job on tiktok a

so it is really difficult lum full of gen z together. i've got 2 sons, the agenda, these opportunities to nephew's, all 6 of them already the self employed or wants to be self employed and that behaviors and personalities are completely different. so i think it's difficult, i think the context of them growing up which shapes many of the factors as to why they've got some of these behaviors are going to be similar. but i think they all very different. well, sir, is told us that, and i agree with you that this generation is going to be the most educated of all of the generations the past because they have access to it. but and since generations is more tech savvy, what effects you think this will have on blue collar workers and jobs, more of that skilled labor that don't necessarily need a college education to be successful? a yeah, so this is a major challenge for all employee is the trying to get people to go back into what price options and then as well. yeah, you know, many people typically jens, that wants to go into blue color and ro

iran has a population that's 60 percent gen z, these are very young people. only 5% boomers. 20% under the age 35. the rest are in 40's and 50's. it is a young, highly educated country. the younger generation has a 98% literacy rate. 96% on average. a very high college graduation rate. 40% of the iranian workforce have higher education. so this is a very connected, educated population that really wants to be come -- become part of the mainstream world. and they are dealing with a theocracy that refuses to reform and is becoming more arrogant as time goes on. the significance of the recent protests is the morality police beat a young woman to death. but what is new about these protests is the combination of those who participated. old and young, rich and poor, all parts of iranian society including hyper nationalists. iranian protests used to happen every decade since 2017 to 21 it sort of was happening annually and in 2022 it became semiannual. and because the morality police who was reportedly disbanded is now back, my guess is that it's going to keep going

the generation z also known as gen z, refers to individuals born between the midnight tonight is in the mid 2010. as the youngest generation in the workforce. gen z is quickly becoming an important demographic for employers to understand and engage with as 24 percent of the global workforce is made up of this age group. i'm sky now, who use it on this edition of 360 view, we're going to look at the various characteristics of the latest generation now entering the workforce and how businesses are having to adjust all in order to attract and retain generation z workers. let's get started. the 12 percent of employers reported firing a generating employee all within their 1st week of working. now communication is the most important tool we have in the workplace. international correspond, it works on us. a lot of breaks down how people are getting lost and generational translation roxanna. well, scotty, teams are us radio has come out with that jane. the big scenario to help me daniels understand what their younger conser parts are trying to say in my so i'm even larger and generational the

. >> joe biden, our generation gen z got him elected and he hasn't helped the students. >> 7 million gen z are going into a able to vote this coming election and it is important they will have to start messaging to the group that's going to get them elected and that is gen z. >> took a big step in decided to volunteer to be a state representative. you feel your colleagues take you seriously when you but for your constituents? >> i do think so. being willing to step in, put your hat in the race so to speak and run for office is key in bringing the issues to the forefront being willing to make them part of the discussion. >> you bring somebody in on the other side of the aisle in the same house, do you feel your colleagues, a young representative seriously? >> it's important for our generation to step up and get involved so it's important to vote but also run for office and myself, i was elected at 18 years old, and incredible experience and i have no regrets whatsoever. >> would you like to see run for office? >> on the democrat side, i'm excited to reelect president biden. i think he

26 how generations feel about cancer culture, most popular with millennial and least popular with gen z younger and younger because if you grow in that situation when you are a team has supposed to say the thing that will get you canceled, no wonder you say it's not sustainable or appropriate, it's just squeaky squeal of gen z that runs it to the ground but everyone else is upset. >> they made it clear the progressive members of the panel had a republican friend said they did not like that a friend was harmed. >> that's my experience, very progressive friends and i was shocked about how there were a lot of people open and gen z independent they are far left or right, they don't fall into any categories of they are more interested in having dialogue and debate, and hearing more options, third-party candidates, maybe more unusual off the beaten candidates for my generation. >> all these candidates are going to iowa of the state fair trying to get younger voters as well as millennial's, who do you think is getting the most traction? >> i think biden is struggling. the largest approval drop

tell me, what are the top issues facing gen-z. >> great. well, thanks for having me.cerned about a couple issues, and namely, i think, energy and the environment are going to be really key for the gop to engage on to win over those young voters who, frankly, haven't decided whether they're republican, democrat or independent. if the gop can really kind of chart a path forward that's optimistic and actionable and make makes sense, frankly, on the environment and energy, they're going to be able to win over those young voters who are still undecided as to where their loyalties lie. rachel: that's such an interesting combination of topics, because a lot of people think you have to have one or the other, and there's a way that they can live together, right? we can have oil and and gas and lower prices and yet still ache care of our environment. vincent, what's your, specifically in your life, what's your toppenning? -- top concern in. >> i would say crime and the economy. for crime, i work in our nation's capital, i work retail, and i've witnessed people stealing every si

this is like no gen z or will vote for them.t the candidates said? >> so last week, when the debate happened, every single republican candidate had a perfect moment, had a perfect opportunity to address this generation, to address young people. a young person asked that question on climate change, and maybe with the exception of nikki haley, who seemed reluctant to admit that climate change was real. basically, all of them said that climate change was a hoax, or that it didn't exist. and i think that's really a shame. when you have a young voter cohort that is so passionate about climate change, that is so passionate of these different issues, and that they are turning on a breakneck speed, to really send a message that young people are here, you are ready to make their voices heard. but republicans just aren't addressing the issues that we are concerned. about and they had a perfect moment to do that last week, but they failed to do so. and i think when you look at what gen zers are thinking about last week's debate, they are l

and typically they're kind of 7 characteristics, all grocery that was like briefly the gen z of the 1st generation that we're kind of roll top from day one with a digital smartphones and the internet and everything else. they've never known anything different. so that makes that whole behavior very different from previous gen x. and again, why they, like you said earlier in the, into the very, very, i'm focused on diverse c and the most as in any of the generation. i'm very, very conscious about the environment and they've also been through an age where potentially the parents was sitting around the table in 2008 when the financial crisis took place. and of course they've had a economic impact on them, as well as kind of had 9 se, so a slightly more cautious and pragmatic about the employment. well, then perhaps some of the generations. and they're going to be the most well educated generation ever. however, they're awesome, however as well, this one is not over as a m, the mental health of generations. that is set to be a crisis point in terms of behavior. mrs. and mckenzie report that

like gen-z thinks they're sad. as a millennial emo kid they have no idea what sad is. sunday had lyrics you can slit my throat and with my last gasp breath. we were singing that at 15 years old. hi so much sad music my mom took my cds away, because she said this is making you too sad. i would talk to guys on instant messenger and be like be right back so i could put on weezer lyrics so i could describe my feelings. so when he applied k the away message would come back up and she would be like oh i know that's about me and it's cool she likes the bands i like. so when they say gen-z is really sad, they don't know [bleep] about being sad. >> greg: jim, i like upbeat music, as you know my favorite song is is the sarah mclaughlin song they play in the homeless dog ad. >> jim: oh, yeah, i hear that i get a spring in my step. it's incredible. >> greg: are you affected by music. we had this conversation awhile ago. >> jim: you know what song makes me sad increasing? >> greg: what. >> jim: happy birthday because i'm getting older. no, the funny thing is, in the -- yeah, there

yeah, don't sleep on gen-z.ld also just note the whole premise of the other candidates getting into the republican primary was that they would be more electable than donald trump. that was a big part of the case of ron desantis and others six months ago, we can win, he can't. now the polls show he can win getting rid of that talking point. rachel: yeah. we'll see what happens. well, what if we toll you -- told you you and a guest of your choice could attend the highly anticipated republican presidential primary debate in milwaukee on august 23rd? will: nine lucky winners plus one guest each will have the chance to attend all expenses paid. ft. president nice. enter to win now at fox debate sweeps.com. today is the last day to enter. winners will be selected tomorrow. rachel: is it a drawing? president i don't know. will: sweepstakes. pete: sweepstakes must suggest some sort of random nature to it. but you can't win if you don't play. will: sorry. this story, i think, it's just, it gets actually increasingly inte

tik tok taking it to a new level, gen z hyped up the five to nine before the nine to five.es a lot of self-care and wellness including you guessed it, influencers hitting the gym the wee hours of the morning, # is catching on and over 70 million views on tik t tok. this is funny. i realized there are a lot of gen z and everything they do is the most important thing in the world and oh my gosh, i discovered this thing called morning. [laughter] >> it's true, they do something in the only ones in human history to discover the sun comes up early and an opportunity to get things done but gave them credit because it takes a special class of people to get up at 5:00 a.m. and be productive, a great time to be a responsible adult and have time to yourself to get your workout in and get stuff done and at the end of the day happy hour comes up and you're not missing your workout. you only get so many sunrises in life so it's a good thing to the as many sunrises and sunsets is possibly you can. >> you can't get back if you miss it. >> time to go so i can give you a positive but. >> if

watch this. >> let's talk gen-z. since you've been in office. you promised no new drilling on federal land or offshore. can you tell gen-z that you haven't broken your promise? >> yes, because the courts overruled me. the courts said i couldn't do it. i wanted to stop all drilling on the east coast and the west coast and in the gulf. but i lost in court. >> how is the u.s. preparing the military? >> we're preparing the military by trying to deal with the climate. >> are you prepared to declare a national emergency with respect to climate change? >> i've already done that. >> so you've already declared that national emergency? >> you have a bug on you. >> oh, thanks. appreciate it. elizabeth: there's a lot to unpack here, neil. he didn't declare a national climate emergency. he also said we passed a $370 billion climate control facility. that doesn't make sense either. but did you hear him say he wants to shut all drilling both on the east can and west coasts and the gulf? he's trying to get the u.s. military involved

the other thing that i would definitely mention is that we're seeing millennia girls and gen z demanding that these organs nations put diversity, equity and inclusion up front and make that a priority. so i think as we move forward, organizations are going to have to adopt some type of strategy regardless of how they might feel in the c-suite, because it's just good for business. i'm curious for you what's been the impact on your business? how would you describe sort of persally as a dei consultant, what you're seeing? so for our organization, fortunately, we have not been impacted and we continue to grow the business scale, the business, what we are seeing, however, are budget that have been trimmed back. so whereas two years ago, three years ago, i wouldn't be asked to reduce the budget or reduce some of the fees, and we're seeing that that's much more commonplace today. but fortunately we haven't been negatively impacted. and i knowome organizations have been. so it's that's it's a reality that those those dollars are just not there anymore. do you think that this is going to be more

i like this about gen z, efficient.h. can you accomplish it faster, we are efficient. >> we never speak to each other so don't make eye contact. >> misinterpret. >> an industry, some woman is making money, coached 15,000 people how to talk on the phone. cut out pictures on magazines. >> my daughters would never do that. if you watch us, set your dvr. >> john: breaking moments ago, special counsel in the hunter biden case sending a new filing to the federal judge explaining why the original plea agreement the republicans have called a sweetheart deal is no longer on the table. hello, welcome to tuesday, john roberts. good to spend it with you. >> gillian: good to be with you, john. thanks for having me. gillian turner in for sandra smith. this is "america reports." david weiss firing back now at hunter biden's legal team. they claim federal prosecutors

but gen-z might be ruining the timeless tradition of hanging out at a bar.viral for complaining that zoomers don't know how to behave. claiming that they do pointless things like pay after every single round. so is this bizarre or just the new normal? joining me now in studio is tonight's panel fox news contributor dr. nicole sapphire comedian jim norton and former real housewife of new york fashion designer author and host of the liam mcsweenny show i know you're thinking you're like wow i can't even imagine doing anything worse than a bar than closing out after every single drink. >> i feel like why -- like people hate gen-z and find any reason to be mad at them who cares if they pay every round? >> to pay you're responsible you're paying and not you're in debt you find something this is a guy who wants to sleep with younger women in the before and trying to find something wrong. [laughter] >> i see it as noncommittal you're committing because you're spending night this this bar or you're like you know what i'm going to feel it out after this one drink i m

. >> i enjoy talking to people i'm a millennial i'm a little more older and mature then the gen z. >> 30 and i feel that way i'm sure anxiety is only growing amongst people younger than us. >> gen z probably have anxiety about everything. >> it so bad i cannot call people, i make my sisters do it or i don't answer. if it's online i would rather do it online then the phone. lauren: scared when the phone rings because a phone call means something bad or serious is about to go down. why would someone call you, then to tell you something important but then i read more folks are breaking up with each other on text message. maybe your doctor to get the breakup phone call after all. the one thing that made sense, one person said it is so much more private to have a text conversation than speaking out loud on the phone in front of people. david: it is a fear of reality everybody is so entranced by the phone right now that they forget that there is a real world out there. i would not use the word scary but that's what concerns me more than anything else, people are losing touch with reality be

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that's true. >> gen z age 25 and under.ll: they were asked about phone habits. gen z are anxious to speak on the phone 90%. all they want to do is text, right? that's the trend. the top three things that they avoid talking on the phone, 42%, large social gatherings, 37%, phone dying in public, 35%. i'm guilty of that. >> that's a catastrophe. i can't tell you how many times my daughters have been do you have a portable charger? is the building on fire? is this a real energy? yes, the texting, don't text, don't put anything personal in texts. they put everything in texts. they live on texts. what happened to talking to people and touching people, you know? >> dana: appropriately. >> exactly right. >> dana: good luck to you and your daughter on monday. great to see you. >> bill: big days. >> dana: do you remember the murder hornet? there is a new warning about an insect relative that could start swarming the south. more off screen drama for the family that inspired the "blind side." the actor who played michael oher said this

. >>> apparently gen z workers feel too committed to their jobs to take a vacation a survey found 58%me off in the next few months 35% say they feel guilty while they're aware from work. >> this has not been a guilt that i have suffered i've suffered from many forms of guilt, but the guilt over taking the vacation i've earned has not been one. >> that's good that's healthy i'm not gen z, but i have suffered that guilt. i still take the vacation. >> thanks for watching "power lunch. don't you feel guilty either >>> thank you so much. welcome to "closing bell." i'm live from the new york stock exchange this hour begins with this increasingly edgy market, rates edging higher, china weakness worries and an economy here at home that might be too hot for comfort. your score card looks red. the dow dragged all day. energy and materials weighing heavily on performance today nvidia about the only thing going for the nasdaq the bounceback

you said in a new study by the american bible society saying this could be a window of hope to reach gen-ze late 90s and early 2000s only about one tenth rigorously engages with the bible according to the study however their curiosity in faith is on the rise. 56% of gen-zers 18-21 are very or extremely curious about the bible and/or jesus. while 34% of those 18-21 also are bible users. on top of that, around half of all gen-z adults say their lives have been transformed by the bible's message. 24-year-old tessa baker tells why she thinks young people are starved for faith. >> i think the younger generation is striving for faith and hope in jesus because we're feeling the burden of meaninglessness and a lack of purpose. you know, we're living in the most suicidal anxious depressed generation of all time and i think we're really feeling the effects of that. >> reporter: so true. this comes as no surprise by american bible society chief leader who says ministry leaders might be fined how open gen-z adults open they are to discuss gods word and if the trends we're seeing continue it's crucial

yeah, like gen z thinks they're sad. like as a millennial kid, they have no idea what sad is. >> they're like the most thatha it's like, okay, like they use dashboard confessional taking back taking back sunday had lyrics like you could slit my throat and with my one last gasping breath, i'd apologize for bleeding on your shirtmy we're running around singing that at 15 years old oc i was so sad. i listen to so much sad music. my mom took my cds . she was like, this is making you too sad. i wasn't just sad, i was pathetic. i' awaecaused d be talking to guys on like. instant messenger and i would be like, be right back. solk t then i could put it away. message with like weezer lyrics, like describin riggr feelings for him through the vehicle of weezer. >> so that went so s that when he replied k that way, message would come back up and then he'd a the like, oh, i know that's about me and she likes me. that's so cool that she likes the bands that i like e. i >> so for them to be like, oh,li gen-z is really sad. they don't k

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but the second is, the gen z comment is actually in relation to the way gen z thinks. that gen z doesn't like combat. that they don't like the back-biting. they don't like letter x and they're going to pinterest if they can get international up to anywhere near the margins and frequency, this stock flies to $40. bill ready is very, very smart, and he's doing a lot of right things, and people are coming back to pinterest. the numbers were quite good, but the stock was up some 40%. >> i did notice that rosenblatt guys to buy $35. enticing progress. they do talk about rising relevance. >> it is good. and i think what people are going to end up doing is if you plan your trip, you're not going to then go to bookings you're going to stay there i think that bill is revolutionary in the sense of realizing, as -- with shopify, as with roku, you've got to do everything on the site you can't be, like, learning there and going to amazon. and that's what bill ready is doing for pinterest. very solid >> we are going to get shopify tonight, along with qualcomm >> i know. >> big day t

and it says that it says that are a gen z. that zoomers are a gen z.. i think they're like any way they're i don't know how old, how z people born in how old are gen z people born in 2005 2005, he says he 2005 onwards? 2005, he says he says that they have that they have a 68% increase in beauty spending. so these men, these men are focusing on themselves. is that that this nail care purchases went up 103. that's doubung purchases went up 103. that's doubling facial serums. i don't know what that is. it sounds dirty up by 54. and basically what it's saying is this. it's saying that men have no hope because women are making so much money that men don't need to work. back in the day, listen to me. listen, listen. i am listening . listen that back in listening. listen that back in the day , gay men could make the day, gay men could make a decent living. they didn't care how they looked. they all looked like paul. horrible horrible. right. but look at him. look. he's got a wife and kid because he's got his wife and kid. when when it was okay to be ugly. whe

and it says that it says that are a gen z. that zoomers are a gen z.. i think they're like any way they're i don't know how old, how z people born in how old are gen z people born in 2005 2005, he says he 2005 onwards? 2005, he says he says that they have that they have a 68% increase in beauty spending. so these men, these men are focusing on themselves. is that that this nail care purchases went up 103. that's doubung purchases went up 103. that's doubling facial serums. i don't know what that is. it sounds dirty up by 54. and basically what it's saying is this. it's saying that men have no hope because women are making so much money that men don't need to work. back in the day, listen to me. listen, listen. i am listening . listen that back in listening. listen that back in the day , gay men could make the day, gay men could make a decent living. they didn't care how they looked. they all looked like paul. horrible horrible. right. but look at him. look. he's got a wife and kid because he's got his wife and kid. when when it was okay to be ugly. whe

one of the things that molly and i are doing work on it on gen z. one things that we see ns head of the party, these are not monoliths. these are conversations and outreach that happens in different segments within those larger groups. it is very state specific, looking at what voters care about in the makeup of the electorate. in a traditional form, democrats will do a good job to reaching out all of the groups and figuring out what conversations do have to wear but this is how we will reach women voters, young voters. there are still some common themes but it has to be thoughtful and targeted and we are talking about the hispanic community. it's a big community with a lot of different interests, segments. through the work we've done there is generational and fell within those groups. they matter into the puzzle. campaigns is just math. you have to talk to those groups and have targeted methods and messages will be an important part into the puzzles well. >> jordan then david. jordan: in addition to this group there is still such a thing as swing v

. >> everyone loves to hate on millennials and gen z, but i love you, i got your back gen z, you know reports." >> if the child decides to go in and change their name and gender and they don't want to tell their parents, they think their parents are a danger and that the kids will be in harm if they know about it. >> i know that it's parents who have the best interest of their children at heart, period. >> we were all more concerned that there could be negative tragic outcome and a parent would have never been alerted that there might have been an crisis with their child. >> john: fed up parents voicing frustration with schools they say are trying to keep them out of decisions about theirld

what are the gen z kids think about what they're going to do after high school or after college, is a military one of the options what the next set of exclusion challenges that will require the encourage that truly demonstrated that will be required of us? this is an open question but once the frontier west this is not to suggest we have solved race and ethnicity or sexual orientation is in the military but we do from american history that the set of problems is not, has not been bounded, that it can grow. what are the next challenges? i'd love to the future of inclusion in the military, what are the successes we can look forward to as well as the challenges? sort of an open question to the group here. >> i'll take a shot at that. i think both present and continued future challenges is socializing the appreciation that inclusiveness is what makes for living armies. to your point that there is a stereotype of what people think of veteran is. there's also a stereotype of what an effective combat unit is, and is not diversity in all its forms. but actually the scholarship i committed a t

." >> hi, jim thanks for having me >> bill, i've decided if you're going to reach gen-z, which nobody'sdo that is pinterest. are they doing any shopping on your site? >> yeah, thanks, jim we're really pleased with our results this quarter coming in better than what we guided on top and bottom line and users. but most noteworthy, it was our best use you are growth quarter in more than two years and we decomposed that, you asked about gen-z. it's our fastest growing cohort and they're engaging more than prior cohorts. particularly to your point on shopping, shopping is working on pinterest. this is one of the big things when i came in a year ago is more than half the users on pinterest are there to shop but actionablety was low as we're bringing that shopable content on to pinterest, we're finding it's driving great engagement 50 plus percent improvement. and that accelerated quarter on quarter from 35% last quarter. so we really feel good about the user growth, the deepening engagement and getting more inspiration to actionablety. >> i said something this morning on sq"squawk on the stre

account balances increase for every generation except gen z -- bloods in years -- gen z years saw thease. it is a tricky time for anyone in the market to buy home. the average interest rate for a 30 year mortgage has reached its highest level in 21 years. 7.9%. just year ago, that rate was 5.13%. not only do high mortgage rates make it more expensive to finance a home, it also makes homeowners who are locked in at lower rates more reluctant to sell. >> major legal news from tech giants apple and facebook, both settling class-action suits. that means millions of customers, ebu, could be getting a check. reena roy explains what these settlements are all about. >> payday for millions of people could be coming with both apple and facebook settling class-action lawsuits. the checks will not be paid, but many consumers could see some extra cash, apple agreed to pay up to $500 million. the company is accused of purposely slowing down older phones during upgrades. apple denied any wrongdoing, saying it has never intentionally shortened the life of any product or degraded the user experience t