The average price of natural-diamond jewelry across all product categories rose 2.7% to $2,360, according to a report from the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) and trend analysis company Tenoris. The ...

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has taken Petra Diamonds to task over its decision to fire more than 200 employees in a cost-cutting measure. “This decision is unacceptable, as it will have ...

Our industry trades in beauty, but it’s still a trade. That’s why we’ve dedicated much of the January-February issue of Rapaport Magazine — our first of 2025 — to drilling down into the numbers.

Lucapa Diamond Company is facing a disruption to production at its Lulo mine in Angola after local community leaders barricaded all entrances to the deposit and made a “series of unreasonable demands, ...

The world of gemstone trading is entering a transformative phase, and I am proud to share the news of a groundbreaking collaboration between the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) and RapNet, the ...

Diamond importers should provide documentation to verify their origin declarations, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has told industry members following the release of new filing rules. Last ...

The 67 th annual Grammy Awards made the Crypto.com Arena look more like a high-jewelry house, with the biggest names in music dripping in diamonds as they walked the red carpet. The event saw ...

With an extra day added to this year’s editions of the two most important Arizona gem shows, exhibitors and buyers were pretty worn out by the time AGTA GemFair Tucson ended on Sunday. The fair opened ...

De Beers has completed negotiations with the Botswana government for a new rough-sales agreement as well as the extension of current mining licenses. Reaching the deal has been a protracted process, ...

India’s Titan Company reported “healthier” growth in sales of diamond jewelry as the price of gold continued its upward trajectory. “I think it’s actually becoming very difficult to predict how the ...

The importance of carving out a niche to get through hard times was a key theme of the latest Rapaport Diamond Podcast with Shenil Shah, owner of polished supplier Aspeco. Shah explained how the ...

Executive Diamonds will hide Polaroid photos of gems and diamonds at participating businesses in Calgary, Canada, including restaurants and video arcades, the family-owned company explained in a ...