Meghan Markle is the celebrity with the best engagement ring, according to a survey from the Natural Diamond Council (NDC). The Duchess of Sussex’s ring, which features a cushion-cut center stone ...

Lucara Diamond Corp. has garnered $54 million from the sale of a 549-carat rough diamond, as well as another weighing 1,080.1 carats. “The sale of these two extraordinary diamonds further validates ...

Namdia Desert Diamonds has suspended its CEO, chief operations officer and head of security following an armed heist that left one employee dead and saw nearly $20 million in diamonds stolen. The move ...

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 ...

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 ...

The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) has debuted a digital community to help connect trade members, allowing them to network, share knowledge and gain support. LDB president David Troostwyk originally ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Kering saw strong sales in its jewelry and watch divisions in 2024, even as a “difficult year” for the group led to a downturn in other segments. Sales at Kering’s “other houses” category — which ...

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 ...

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, ...