BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Antwerp is regaining its glitz as Belgium eases a two-month nationwide coronavirus lockdown that virtually halted business in the world’s largest diamond trade centre. The return of some of the brokers, cutters and couriers who normally th... More »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Punjab National Bank, India’s second-largest state-run lender, sought to soothe investors on Thursday after the discovery of a $1.77 billion scam at a single branch sent its shares plunging and raised fears about the scale of fraud in the... More »
An assistant holds a 102.34 carat white diamond at Sotheby’s auction house in London, Britain February 8, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) – A flawless diamond, the size of a large strawberry, is expected to fetch a world record price when it comes ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Part of Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine now occupied by artisanal miners, is seen outside Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of Democratic Republic of Congo, June 11, 2016. REUTERS/Aaron Ross/File Photo LO... More »
FILE PHOTO: A model poses with a 37.30 carat “The Raj Pink”, the world’s largest known fancy intense pink diamond, during a Sotheby’s preview in Geneva, Switzerland November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) – A large pink diamond, r... More »
An image taken from CCTV shows a man the Metropolitan Police would like to speak to after a suitcase containing 1 million pounds ($1.3 million) worth of gems was stolen from a luggage rack on a train at London’s Euston station, Britain November 8, 2017. Metrop... More »
Sierra Leone hopes to raise millions of dollars for development projects by auctioning a huge uncut diamond, believed to be one of the world's largest, in New York in December. More »
The Pink Raj, an intense pink diamond described by experts as the world's largest, is expected to fetch up to $30 million when it is auctioned in Geneva next month. More »
A truck drives amongst workings at the De Beers Voorspoed Diamond mine near Kroonstad, South Africa May 3, 2017. Picture taken May 3, 2017. REUTERS/James Oatway Anglo American’s diamond unit De Beers is piloting a project to capture carbon in the rock from whi... More »
A model poses with a 59.60-carat mixed cut diamond known as ‘The Pink Star’, the largest Internally Flawless Fancy Vivid Pink diamond ever graded by the Geological Institute of America (GIA), ahead of being auctioned in Hong Kong next month by Sotheby’s which ... More »
An undated picture released March 16, 2017 of a 706-carat diamond discovered by pastor Emmanuel Momoh in eastern Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone State House/Handout via Reuters A Christian pastor has found one of the world’s largest uncut diamonds – weighing 706 ca... More »
LONDON Alternative investments such as a Ferrari 335 S Scaglietti, a rare blue diamond or a case of Romanee-Conti Grand Cru wine from Burgundy are going mainstream as investors grapple with ultra-low interest rates and volatile stocks. Spooked by the end of a ... More »
LAHORE, Pakistan A Pakistani attorney said on Thursday he has filed a court petition seeking the return of the famed Koh-i-Noor diamond Britain forced India to hand over in colonial times. Once the largest known diamond in the world, the 105-carat Koh-i-Noor i... More »
LONDON French fashion house Chanel is putting on display its haute couture creations, dazzling diamond jewelry and the makings of its famed No. 5 scent in a London exhibition unveiling the creative history of one of the world’s most luxurious brands. The “Made... More »
