RAPAPORT... Tiffany & Co. is among a growing number of US retailers temporarily shuttering all locations across North America in an effort to stem the coronavirus spread."Effective immediately, we're temporarily closing all Tiffany stores in the US and Canada, as well as many other locations globally, to protect our teams, clients and communities," the jeweler said in an Instagram post Tu...Read More
RAPAPORT... To Our Friends Around the World,Our thoughts are with you and your families during these uncertain times. We pray for your health and well-being.As much of the world shuts down, we find ourselves practicing social distancing and isolation. Many of us are working from home, with children at home, giving us a new perspective on family and work. The unprecedented social and economic...Read More
RAPAPORT... De Beers' upcoming sight in Botswana will still take place despite the country's ban on arrivals from the US, China, India and Belgium, the miner has confirmed."While this is an extraordinary situation and COVID-19 has had an impact, our customers continue to express some demand for rough diamonds and have communicated their desire for the sight to proceed," a spokesperson for De...Read More
RAPAPORT... Belgian and Israeli industry organizations are jointly organizing a virtual trade show to compensate for the cancellation of major exhibitions around the world.The Online Diamond Trade Fair will run from March 30 to April 3, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and the Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) said in a note to dealers Tuesday. It will be open only to exhibitors from Antw...Read More
RAPAPORT... The organizers of the JCK Las Vegas and Luxury jewelry shows have delayed the fairs due to growing concerns over the coronavirus."Our top priority is the health and safety of our exhibitors, attendees, industry partners and staff," JCK said Tuesday. "After consulting with national experts [and] our customers, closely monitoring developments and reviewing guidance and advice...we have d...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Online trading will help the diamond industry ride the Covid-19 storm, the president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses said today."We are fortunate that both ecommerce and digital platforms have developed to quite an extent; they can be the vehicles for business in these times of social distancing," said Ernie Blom, president of the federation, which represents 30 bourses...Read More
(IDEX Online) - India's diamond bosses have voted unanimously to carry on working, despite fears over the Covid-19 pandemic.Stakeholders rejected proposals for a 15-day shutdown in Surat, the world's cutting and polishing capital, which employs 550,000 workers.Factory owners in Surat pledged instead to take precautions - hand sanitizers, face masks and regular screening of the diamond wo...Read More
(IDEX Online) - JCK Las Vegas, the biggest jewelry show in North America, has been postponed.Organizers say it's a "precautionary measure" to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.Two weeks ago, they announced that the event, which attracts over 30,000 of the world's most influential industry professionals, would be taking place as planned from 2 to 5 June at the Sands Expo & Convent...Read More
ASX-listed Lucapa Diamonds has recovered a top-quality 64 ct D-colour Type Ila diamond at the Mothae project, in Lesotho.The 64 ct diamond is the twelfth diamond larger than 50 ct recovered at the mine since commercial production started in January 2019.AdvertisementThis recovery “underlines Mothae’s status as a source of large and premium-value diamonds,” Lucapa said in a releas...Read More
Canada’s Mountain Province Diamonds said on Tuesday that its current sale had been postponed until further notice, as a result of the city-wide closures taking effect in Antwerp, Belgium this week.The sale is the company’s third diamond sale of the year. Mountain Province cautioned that, depending on the length of the closure period imposed, future sales could also be impacted.Advertis...Read More
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Despite massive rescue packages announced by governments around the world, equity indices are still falling - as are most of the base metals - this morning, Wednesday March 18.But we are starting to production halts emerge in the metals, so both the demand and supply sides of the supply/demand equation are now likely to be reined in. Although with economic activity in Europe slowing, demand is lik...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were limit down 92 points in pre-opening trade. Investors responded to news that COVID 19 infections in the world exceeded 200,000.Early weakness partially was prompted by a $19.64 drop in Boeing to $104.50. Index futures were unchanged following release of February Housing Starts at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a decrease to 1.5...Read More
Drilling at BTU Metals' (TSXV: BTU) 197-sq.-km Dixie Halo project in Ontario's Red Lake district returned continuous volcanogenic massive sulphide-style mineralization over 300 metres, starting at surface, with metal grades increasing with depth.Hole 19-25 includes a 173-metre interval grading 0.35% copper-equivalent, starting at 182 metres down-hole. Within this interval are higher-grade section...Read More
The decline in the copper price accelerated on Wednesday, as pandemic fears grip global markets and mining companies announce a wave of production halts and project construction suspensions.Copper trading in New York fell by as much as 8.8% to US$2.11 per lb. (US$4,650 a tonne), the weakest level since October 2016. The copper price is now down more than 25% from its 2020 high, near the end of Jan...Read More
Javier Ju??rez, COmisionado del IFT, habla sobre las estrategias que se aplicar??n en telecomunicaciones para agilizar la informaci??n relevante sobre el Covid-19 en M?(C)xico.18 de marzo 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/ExcelsiorMex...Read More
Breves recomendacionespara mantener desinfectado el interior del autom??vil.18 de marzo 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://www.excelsior.com.mx/tvSuscr?-bete a nuestro...Read More
La ONU inform?? que el n??mero de muertes en el mundo por Covid-19 ascendi?? a 7 mil 426 y el de cosos conformados a 179 mil 112.COMENTA 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://www.exc...Read More
Refuerzan m?(C)todos preventivos de higiene en estancias infantiles por Covid-19. Luego de que se declarara como pandemia el nuevo coronavirus.COMENTA 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:...Read More