(IDEX Online) - Over the past 10 years, fancy color diamond prices have increased 77 percent. That's according to newly released information from the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF).  Tracking the Fancy Color Diamond Index for the past decade shows that the price of pink diamonds has increased 116 percent, blue diamond prices have risen 81 percent and yellow diamond prices ha...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, SI, a member insurer of the Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group, has earned its 33rd consecutive A+ Superior financial strength rating from insurance rating and information source A.M. Best Company.The rating references Jewelers Mutual's strong risk-adjusted capitalization, operating results and liquidity. A.M. Best also considered Jewelers Mutua...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Russian diamond miner Alrosa has announced that it will hold four auctions in 2020 in New York for rough diamonds weighing over 10.8 carats.The first auction will take place on February 18-28 with results announced in the beginning of March. The following auctions are scheduled for May 11, July 20 and November 16. "In general, each auction attracts up to 100 companies from dif...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesState copper company Codelco, the grand dame of copper producers, is increasingly showing the signs of age as production fell 5.6% in 2019 to 1.Read More

The broader markets were mixed on the morning of Monday February 10, with equities in Asia generally weaker, as were metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, while the London Metal Exchange was firmer across the board.China’s CSI 300 is up by 0.21%, while other Asian equity indices are lower. Gold prices are edging higher again.There is still much uncertainty around the impact of the Wuh...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesPrevious feasibility work on Baimskaya suggests copper production of 250,000tpa and 400,000 ounces of gold per annum is on the cards - or 330,000tpa copper equivalent - which is an improvement of moreRead More

U.S. equity index futures were slightly lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 2 points in pre-opening trade. The Canadian Dollar was virtually unchanged at US75.11 cents following release of January Canadian Housing Starts at 8:15 AM EST. Consensus was an increase to 202,000 from 197,300 units. Actual was 213,200.Restaurant Brands International gained $4.14 to US$68.00 after reporting...Read More

PRIVATE BLOG - NASDAQ – EURO – GOLDPrivate blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please visit Ask-Socrates.com.https://ask-socrates.com/Read More

Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has signed a five-year deal to supply South Korean battery manufacturer Samsung SDI with up to 21,000 tonnes of cobalt amid an expected boom in demand for the metal.The agreement will see the Swiss firm send the equivalent of 45% of its 2019 cobalt production, or about 63% of its expected total output for 2020, to Samsung.Glencore produced 46,300 t...Read More

The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.95% to 17,655.50. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.67%% to 78.49 and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index rose 3.35% to 98.30. Spot gold fell US$18.50 per oz. or 1.17% to finish at US$1,570.00 per oz., and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index lost 3.37% to finish at 257.62.Aura Minerals surged $20.34 to $46.85 per share on media reports that it is planning on a du...Read More

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 0.18% to 574.16 and gold finished the week at US$1,570.00 per oz., down US$18.50 per ounce.Revival Gold jumped 27 ? to 88 ? after the junior released an updated resource for its Beartrack-Arnett project in Idaho, with substantial growth in the inferred resource category. The latest estimate features updated numbers for the Beartrack portion as well as an in...Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.0% to 29,102.51 and the S&P 500 advanced 3.17% to 3,327.71. Spot gold fell US$18.50 per oz. to finish the trading week at US$1,570.00 per oz.Arch Coal rose US$4.16 to US$55.69 per share. The company reported a net loss of US$8.6 million or US57 ? per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2019, compared with net income of US$86.1 million or $4.44 per diluted...Read More

Copper production in Chile, the world's No. 1 producer of the metal, dropped by 44,000 tonnes, or almost 0.8%, last year compared to 2018, amid a perfect storm of falling ore grades at the largest deposits, water scarcity and operational issues.The country's copper commission Cochilco said Codelco, the state-owned giant, was the miner most affected by ageing mines, as its production declined by 5....Read More

Uncertainty over the coronavirus outbreak - which has sickened 43,103 people in 25 countries and left 1,018 people dead (all but two of them in mainland China) - has economists and analysts trying to calculate the economic impact of the disease on commodities, trade and supply chains and global economic growth.UBS economists expect the current coronavirus outbreak, which originated at a market in...Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesCase study: platform financeSPONSOREDminexiaThe same questions were asked here last November when it was pointed out that while Barrick had performed well since it merged with Randgold...Read More

El escritor Etgar Keret, habla en entrevista sobre el lanzamiento de su libro 'La pen??ltima vez que fui hombre bala'.10 de febrero de 2020COMENTA ESTE VIDEO Y COMPARTELO CON TUS AMIGOSPara m??s informaci??n entra: http://www.youtube.com/excelsiortvNo olvides dejarnos tus comentarios y visitarnos enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExcelsiorMexTwitter: https://twitter.com/Excelsior_MexSitio: http...Read More

Mariana Benitez, abogada, habla en entrevista sobre el impacto que tienen las declaraciones de Gertz Manero sobre el feminicidio.10 de febrero de 2020COMENTA ESTE VIDEO Y COMPARTELO CON TUS AMIGOSPara m??s informaci??n entra: http://www.youtube.com/excelsiortvNo olvides dejarnos tus comentarios y visitarnos enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExcelsiorMexTwitter: https://twitter.com/Excelsior_Mex...Read More

Arturo Maga??a, Editor de la revista Cinepremier, habla en entrevista sobre los detalles de la entrega de los Oscar.10 de febrero de 2020COMENTA ESTE VIDEO Y COMPARTELO CON TUS AMIGOSPara m??s informaci??n entra: http://www.youtube.com/excelsiortvNo olvides dejarnos tus comentarios y visitarnos enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExcelsiorMexTwitter: https://twitter.com/Excelsior_MexSitio: http:/...Read More

En Corea del Sur, la inteligencia artificial permiti?? que una madre se reencontrara con su hija muerta, esto con una finalidad tanatol??gica.10 de febrero de 2020COMENTA ESTE VIDEO Y COMPARTELO CON TUS AMIGOSPara m??s informaci??n entra: http://www.youtube.com/excelsiortvNo olvides dejarnos tus comentarios y visitarnos enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExcelsiorMexTwitter: https://twitter.com/...Read More

En Sonora fue detenido un estudiante que amenaz?? ? en redes siciales con provocar una matanza con m??s de 100 victimas, esto con el fin de convertiense en dios.10 de febrero de 2020COMENTA ESTE VIDEO Y COMPARTELO CON TUS AMIGOSPara m??s informaci??n entra: http://www.youtube.com/excelsiortvNo olvides dejarnos tus comentarios y visitarnos enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExcelsiorMexTwitter: h...Read More