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- JCPenney's Lab Grown Giveaway for Valentine's Day
on 1 February 2026 at 5:00 amJCPenney is giving away 600 half-carat lab growns in a Valentine's Day promotion. The 650-outlet department store is encouraging customers to bring in an unwanted item of jewelry from an ex, and swap it for a half-carat lab-grown diamond...
- India-US Trade Deal could Wipe Out Tariffson 15 January 2026 at 9:00 am
India and the US are reportedly edging towards a trade deal that could wipe out the 50 per cent tariff on natural diamonds. Sergio Gor, the new US ambassador to India, said both sides were actively engaged on trade deal negotiations during his trip to Delhi...
- Petra Recovers Huge 41.82-ct Blue Diamondon 13 January 2026 at 4:00 pm
Petra Diamonds today (13 January) announced the recovery of a huge 41.82-carat Type IIb blue diamond at its Cullinan Mine, in South Africa. The UK-based miner described the stone as being of "seemingly exceptional quality in terms of both its colour and...
- Antwerp Trade Falls 23% in 2025, but Shows Signs of Recoveryon 13 January 2026 at 6:00 am
The value of Antwerp's trade in rough and polished diamonds fell by 22.8 per cent last year, down from $24.5bn to $19.1bn, according to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC). That's less than half the post-Covid 2022 peak of $41bn. But the AWDC...
- US Watch and Jewelry Sales: Signet Maintains Growthon 6 January 2026 at 10:00 am
Signet Jewelers reported a 3.0 per cent increase in same-store sales (SSS) for the three months to 1 November 2025, marking continued momentum from prior quarters. This is the best indicator we have at present on specialty sales of US watches and jewelry...