Soaring gold prices and economic challenges have dented Chinese consumer spending while also heightening appetite for valuable investments, industry members explained at the recent Hong Kong ...

Nicole Clayton will join Pandora as general manager of the British Isles region, succeeding Sonia Lopez Delgado. Clayton has considerable experience at globally recognized consumer goods and fashion ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that claimed crypto entrepreneur Richard Heart had used misappropriated investor funds to purchase a ...

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has presented Eleanor Yeh with its eighth annual Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award for excellence in jewelry design. Yeh, a 2024 graduate of the GIA’s ...

Jewelers of America (JA) has introduced a three-year road map it believes will help propel the association forward and empower its members. The group developed the new strategy through extensive ...

Michael Hill has appointed Andrew Lowe as its interim CEO following the sudden passing of former chief Daniel Bracken last week. Lowe will assume the new role immediately, the company said Thursday.

Rough diamonds above 5 carats were in tight supply at this week’s sight, customers reported, with explanations ranging from production cuts to De Beers’ strategy of withholding supply. The February ...

What makes colored diamonds so special, and why do some turn out pink, some blue, and some yellow? What is special about a fancy-color diamond? Those will be among the questions we’ll attempt to ...

Stephen Barnes has assumed ownership of the Independent Jewelers Organization (IJO), succeeding outgoing owner Jeff Roberts. Roberts passed the torch at IJO’s semiannual conference in Palm Springs, ...

It’s “dramatically” easier to sell if you develop a friendship with the customer, seasoned marketing and public relations specialist Steve Feldman tells the Rapaport Diamond Podcast. Feldman reflected ...

New York diamond dealer Manashe Sezanayev has pleaded guilty to grand larceny after defrauding two merchants out of $460,000 by “covertly swapping their diamonds for lab-grown stones.” The court is ...

RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, March 4, 2025, Las Vegas… The diamond market was seasonally slow in February, with prices strengthening for round, D to G, IF to VS1 goods in most sizes. Other categories ...