Former workers associated with the National Union of Mine, Metal, Steel and Allied Workers of the Mexican Republic, known as Los Mineros Union, gave the new president Andr?(C)s Manuel L??pez Obrador 15 days following his inauguration to address a conflict with Grupo Mexico that started in the late 2000s.According to local media, following a request made by the new Interior Minister Olga S??nchez C...Read More
Former workers associated with the National Union of Mine, Metal, Steel and Allied Workers of the Mexican Republic, known as Los Mineros Union, gave the new president Andr?(C)s Manuel L??pez Obrador 15 days following his inauguration to address a conflict with Grupo Mexico that started in the late 2000s.According to local media, following a request made by the new Interior Minister Olga S??nchez C...Read More
Former workers associated with the National Union of Mine, Metal, Steel and Allied Workers of the Mexican Republic, known as Los Mineros Union, gave the new president Andr?(C)s Manuel L??pez Obrador 15 days following his inauguration to address a conflict with Grupo Mexico that started in the late 2000s.According to local media, following a request made by the new Interior Minister Olga S??nchez C...Read More
Dec 1 (Reuters) -For other diaries, please see:Top Economic EventsM/DIARYEmerging Markets Economic Events EMRG/DIARYGovernment Debt AuctionsD/DIARYPolitical and General NewsPOL/DIARYU.S. Federal ReserveFED/DIARYToday in WashingtonWASH/DIARY ----------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. -----------------------------------------------------------SATURDAY, DEC...Read More
NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - India has approved the acquisition of defence equipment worth about 30 billion rupees ($431 million), the government said in a statement on Saturday.The Defence Acquisition Council approved the procurement of supersonic cruise missile BrahMos for two Indian navy ships, which it said will form the primary weapon on-board the ships.The government also approved procuremen...Read More
* India asks Ethiopia to help IL&FS employees held hostage* Seven IL&FS employees were held by local Ethiopian staff* Indian firm has not paid salaries, employees say (Adds comment from Indian company IL&FS)By Aditya KalraNEW DELHI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Employees of Indian company Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) taken hostage by local staff in Ethiopia say they...Read More
Back in 2017, when some countries were handing power to populists promising variations of "drain the swamp," France went for continuity with Emmanuel Macron, a young, moderate-sounding Continue...Read More
RAPAPORT... Hong Kong's largest jewelry retailers expect sales growth to slow during the important holiday season in light of recent US-China trade tensions and the depreciation of the yuan currency.Same-store sales at Luk Fook dropped by a single-digitpercentage in Hong Kong and Macau in October and the first three weeks of November, and by double digits in mainland China, the company reported la...Read More
RAPAPORT... Diamcor's sales fell in the second fiscal quarter as lowerproduction at its mine in South Africa resulted in reduced availability ofgoods. Revenue dropped 45% to $726,588 in the three months endingSeptember 30 compared to $1.33 million in the same period a year ago, the minerreported Thursday. Rough-diamond recovery from the Krone-Endora at Venetiaasset fell, the company said. However...Read More
RAPAPORT... Graff Diamonds will present a selection of flawless polishedstones from the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona at its new Hong Kong boutique. Graff purchased the D-color diamond - the second-largest rough in history- from Lucara Diamond Corp. for $53 million in September 2017. Theluxury jeweler has since cut about 30 polished diamonds from the originalstone, and will display them in Asia...Read More
RAPAPORT... More than 53 million US consumers intend to buy a diamondduring the extended festive period from Thanksgiving to Valentine's Day,according to a survey by the Diamond Producers Association (DPA). The November poll, which the DPA conducted together with KRCResearch, collated responses from 1,000 men and women in the US aged 18 to 55.Millennials were more likely than others to buy a...Read More
(IDEX Online News) - The IDEX polished diamond price index was up slightly in November during the month. ...Read More
(IDEX Online News) - There were slightly more declines than risers in round and fancy shape diamonds in November. Round goods saw a downward trend in goods of less than 1 carat, while stones of 1.5 carats and above saw rises. There were decreases in 0.18-0.22 carat stones in H-I, SI1-SI2, of 4-5%; in 0.30-0.39 carat diamonds D, VVS2-SI2, of 2-3%; in 0.40-0.44 carat diamonds J-K, IF-VVS1, of 2%; as...Read More
Microsoft wants "Silicon Valley to know just how ethical and honorable a tradition the military has."Continue...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Significant achievements in the harmonization of wording on laboratory reports and the reporting of new treatments were reached during the 29th meeting of the Laboratory Manual Harmonisation Committee (LMHC), which was recently hosted by the G? 1/4 belin Gem Lab in Lucerne, Switzerland. The LMHC is currently comprised of representatives from the Central Gem Laboratory (CGL),...Read More
A Greek court has acquitted 21 people accused of raiding prospective gold mining facilities in the north of the country, which many local residents strongly oppose on environmental groundsRead full newsRead More
Bear market forces are building according market historian Bob Hoye from ChartsandMarkets.com. In his latest interview with Jim Goddard, Hoye points out that the world stocks outside of the US hit their highs in January, the month after the bitcoin bubble blew out. Those peaks foreshadowed the setup for a potential bear market in stocks.Click to listen to Bob Hoye's November 30th broadcastHoye pu...Read More
A Greek court has acquitted 21 people accused of raiding prospective gold mining facilities in the north of the country, which many local residents strongly oppose on environmental groundsRead full newsRead More
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""You don't need to be a rocket scientist. Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with 130 IQ." - Warren Buffet #oracleofomaha #wisewords #qoute #investlikethebest"Read full newsRead More