RAPAPORT... Two additional industry events will not take place this month as fears of the coronavirus continue to escalate.Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America (MJSA) has postponed its Expo, while JA New York has canceled its upcoming show, both set to run in New York from March 15 to 17. Jewelers of America (JA) has not announced an alternative date for that event, but still expects...Read More

RAPAPORT... Sales at Chow Tai Fook dropped 60% in Hong Kong and Macau and 42%in mainland China in the first two months of the year as stores shut for muchof the period."In response to the measures of local governments [to contain] the spread of [the] COVID-19 virus, the majority of our points of sale in mainland China were temporarily closed since late January 2020, and Hong Kong and Macau fr...Read More

RAPAPORT... When lab-grown diamonds first started to make noise in the consumer jewelry market, much of the marketing power driving them forward was about cutting through the confusion. Are they real? Why do they cost so much? Why should I buy them? Shoppers had questions, and the only way to make sales was to answer them clearly, concisely, repetitively and in unison. The messages have start...Read More

(IDEX Online)  - Stargems and A.A. Rachminov are to pool their respective sourcing and marketing resources in a new joint venture.It will capitalize on Stargem's rough sourcing capabilities as an accredited DTC buyer and A.A. Rachminov's 80-year reputation for polishing, marketing and distribution.The stones will be sourced in South Africa and most of the manufacturing will be done...Read More

Diamond miners Gem Diamonds delivered solid operational results for the year ended December 31, which, together with the targeted gains of a business transformation programme and continued emphasis on cost controls, affirmed it as one of the lowest-cost producers in the industry, CEO Clifford Elphick said on Wednesday.The operational results were characterised by the achievement of all guided oper...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Diamond workers are being laid off in the Indian cutting and polishing capital Surat because of coronavirus.Smaller factories have been hardest hit by the downturn in demand, and payments being trapped in its main markets of China and Hong Kong, according to a Times of India report.Ranmal Jilariya, president of Gujarat Diamond Workers' Union, told the paper he'd met 40 di...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Alrosa's total rough and polished sales for February dropped 14 per cent to $346.6m, the company announced today.The Russian mining giant said coronavirus had reduced diamond demand and was likely to do so in the coming months. Sales in January totaled $405.0mAlrosa yesterday blamed weak demand for a 21 per cent drop in revenue and a 31 per cent slump in net profit for 2019 wh...Read More

Base metals were mixed this morning, Wednesday March 11, while the pre-market Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJIA) was off by 700 points, this after a 1,167-point rise on Tuesday.Markets were disappointed that US President Donald Trump did not announce concrete stimulus/support measures on Tuesday, but measures are still expected in the United States sometime soon and the Wednesday’s ann...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesCodelco will use the funds to advance the structural projects at its main mines as well as exploration and innovation. Some $1.Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe company (TSX: CMMC) has cut 2020 guidance to 86-94 million pounds copper-equivalent, down from 100-113Mlb. It had produced 87.Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesOwen Hegarty, executive chairman of EMR, says while copper is "in the bathroom a bit in terms of where the pricing is just at the moment", the long-long-term copper bull and the PE firm he co-foundedRead More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 85 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures responded to disappointment that the U.S. Administration did not offer a fiscal package after the close yesterday as had been expected. U.S. equity index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the February Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was u...Read More

The past 20 years have seen remarkable advances in the mining industry, particularly in mineral exploration technologies with vast volumes of data generated from geologic, geophysical, geochemical, satellite and other surveying techniques. However, the abundance of data has not necessarily translated into the discovery of new deposits, according to Colin Barnett, co-founder of BW Mining, a Boulder...Read More

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Speaking candidly, Frank Holmes of US Global Investors described the central banks as a cartel that is working together to make regulatory decisions that impact the financial world. #PDAC2020 #Gold #InvestingThe Investing News Network caught up with Holmes at the PDAC convention and asked about the US Federal Reserve's emergency interest rate cut."(Central banks) are all about synchronized taxati...Read More

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The Spanish La Resistance! This is how the new DLC, La Resistance, broke Spain and also broke our favourite ginger boi, TommyKay. Watch this HOI4 Shorts and experience the beauty of the new Spain and Tommy just yelling at everything that happens in the game. Warning: There's a lot of screaming, failing, memes and funny moments. If that's what you wanna call it...ANYWAYS! ENJOY AND SUBSCRIBE FOR MO...Read More

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Longest bull market in US history is officially over and it's the fastest we've ever gone from record highs to a bear market. The same financial anchors who said not to worry about the banks in 2008 are saying the same thing now.Dollar gained on yesterday's strength, but still in a downtrend. Gold prices acting very similar to 2008.Biden can't lost and Trump can't win. Kudlow saying the same nonse...Read More

Founding Brockhampton member Kevin Abstract and music legend Rick Rubin got together to have an entirely epic conversation. The two have a wide-ranging conversation, covering everything from mental health to Brockhampton's newest album.Check out the new SUGAR remix featuring Dua Lipa: http://brckhmptn.com/ Still haven't subscribed to GQ on YouTube? ?-??-? http://bit.ly/2iij5wtABOUT GQFor more than...Read More