Weak sentiment, withmanufacturers under pressure due to sluggish polished demand and tight profitmargins. Factories operating at reduced capacity, and some manufacturersslashing salaries of polished workers. Fewer foreign buyers in Mumbai after LasVegas shows. Steady orders for 0.30 to 0.99 ct., G-J, VS-SI diamonds, butprices continue to soften. Concern that rising demand for synthetics iscannibal...Read More
RAPAPORT... Fresh off the boat from Las Vegas, and battling some serious jetlag, Rapaport news editor Avi Krawitz and publisher John Costello pick out their key takeaways and favorite moments from the JCK show. Image: Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi addresses the industry, visitor traffic at the show, and engagement rings were on display. (JCK Events)Read More
RAPAPORT... A Belle ??poque diamond ring sold for nearly 10 times itshigh estimate at Christie's London auction Wednesday. The piece, which was made around 1900 and features rose,single and old-cut diamonds, fetched GBP 112,500 ($143,000) against a highvaluation of GBP 12,000 ($15,200) at the Important Jewels auction. A circular-cut, 10.05-carat, E-color, VVS1-clarity, type IIadiamond ring so...Read More
RAPAPORT... As rain fell for about five minutes on the typically sunbaked Las Vegas strip on the opening day of the JCK show, one couldn't help but sense things might be a bit different this year. Was the unusual weather a sign that diamond dealers were in for similar positive surprises on the trading floor? After all, they had endured difficult market conditions in the past 12 months and cou...Read More
In a blog toward the upcoming Intersessional of the Kimberley Process in Mumbai, World Diamond Council (WDC) president Stephane Fischler expressed his concern that the "stakes are not equally high along the value chain. While in many of the mining regions and in a number of the processing centers diamonds are a primary source of income and community development, in the countries where polished dia...Read More
Alrosa, the world's leading diamond miner in volume, held an exclusive tender of polished diamonds in Israel. The tendered diamonds were all cut and polished by Alrosa's own manufacturing plants that operate under the supervision of the company's cutting division, DIAMONDS ALROSA, which also organized the tender. In Israel, the company sold 14 polished diamonds at a total weight of...Read More
GJEPC Chairman Pramod Agrawal spoke at the opening of the India Silver & Fashion Jewellery Buyer Seller Meet (BSM), in the pink city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, addressing some of India's gem and jewelry most pressing issues . He reported that the GJEPC had been talking with the Indian government to address major banking issues affecting the gem and jewelry industry. Among the topics raised...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of Weekly Jobless Claims at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was 217,000 versus 219,000 last week. Actual was 222,000.WTI crude oil jumped $1.83 to $52.97 per barrel after two tankers were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz.Lululemon gained $...Read More
When you picture yourself in your golden years, are you lying on a beach, hitting golf balls, or working behind a desk? For a lot of soon-to-be retirees, the office will be where they spend most of their golden years. Working in retirement not only gives you the opportunity to earn more money, but you can maintain structure in your days and keep your social connections alive. But working in retire...Read More
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GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU; US-OTC: GVXXF) received the permits needed to build its flagship Madaouela project in Niger three years ago, but lagging uranium prices have kept development in check.In the meantime, the Vancouver-based junior has been optimizing the project as part of a definitive feasibility study, talking with potential off-takers and financiers, and putting together a framework agre...Read More
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In this week's episode, Extreme Value Editor Dan Ferris shares the two key concepts investors need to master to value a business, and why the most famous metric is, to him, totally meaningless. We also chat about Beyond Meat's spectacular rise, and possible fall... and discuss a fear-mongering article from Bloomberg about the "fear gauge." Fielder Capital Group CEO Frank Byrd stops by to share his...Read More
During this 30+ minute interview, Jason first asks Danielle about the state of the US consumer?They discuss how credit card debt is on the rise among US consumers while jobs are being lost in many key states that Trump won during the 2016 election. The US consumer who did not benefit from all of these asset bubbles seems to not be doing well despite Trump's claims of the US economy being the "grea...Read More
Harry Dent is a Fortune 100 consultant, new venture investor, noted speaker, bestselling author, and the founder and senior editor at Dent Research, where he dedicates himself to identifying and studying demographic, technological, and geopolitical trends. He has a free daily newsletter at www.harrydent.com called "Survive and Prosper." Mr. Dent accurately predicted Japan's collapse in 1989, the d...Read More
Continue...Jeffrey Gundlach is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of DoubleLine Capital. He is recognized as an expert in bond and fixed income investments. His investment strategies have been featured in leading publications from around the world In 2013, he was named "Money Manager of the Year" by Institutional Investor. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College summa cum laude...Read More
If we look at these charts, it looks like only the top 10%, or perhaps the top 20% at best, might qualify as "middle class" by the metrics described below.Continue...Read More