RAPAPORT... A slew of heists rocked the jewelry industry in 2018, making headlines worldwide. RapaportNews looks back at four of the biggest thefts of last year - and one of the tiniest. Swedish Royal Jewels In August, thieves stole priceless royal artifacts belongingto former Swedish monarchs Karl IX and Kristina. The robbers took the items froma display case during a raid on the Str??n...Read More
(IDEX Online) - TrueFacet, which sells mostly pre-owned watches and jewelry items, has raised $10 million in a financing round, according to reports. The New-York based company sells pre-owned authenticated watches and jewelry. The company says it has more than 40,000 watches and 55,000 pieces of pre-owned authenticated watches and jewelry for sale on its site. It has more rec...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Las Vegas police said a suspect was killed and an employee injured after an attempted robbery turned into a shootout in the central Las Vegas Valley. Two suspects went into the John Fish Jewelers store and attempted to tie up a customer and employees in order to carry out the robbery. However, an employee in the back room, armed with a legal concealed gun, came out a...Read More
(IDEX Online News) - Price changes in round and fancy shape diamonds in December were fairly evenly divided between decliners and risers, with relatively few changes in the smallest and largest sizes. In round goods, stones of 0.23-0.29 carats in K, VVS1-VS2, fell 4%; in 0.30-0.39 carat diamonds D-F, VS2, by 2-3%; in 0.45-0.49 carat diamonds D, VS2-SI2, of 1-3%. Meanwhile, there were rises in diam...Read More
RAPAPORT... In the retail industry, "The customer is always right" haslong been the motto. This drive to please consumers means businesses areconstantly in search of new and inventive ways to make them happy. But where dothey start? What does the general public look for when making a purchase? Andwhat is everyone talking about when they say the new-age consumer is lookingfor an "experience"?T...Read More
RAPAPORT... Gem Diamonds has recovered a 125-carat diamond at its Let??engmine in Lesotho, bringing the company's annual haul of 100-carat-plus stones to15. It found the high-quality, white, type IIa diamond onDecember 20, shortly after unearthing two other stones weighing 101 carats and71 carats, the miner said last month. The total number of diamond discoveries above 100 carats beatsthe co...Read More
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Despite the government shutdown, now in its fifth day, the water-treatment plant that cleans mine waste from the Gold King Mine will not cease...Read full newsRead More
Red Pine Exploration Inc. (TSXV:RPX) (the "Company" or "Red Pine") confirms that it has filed on SEDAR the National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") technical report in support of the initial Mineral Resource Estimate for the Minto Mine South Project, announced on November 15, 2018. Read full newsRead More
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In the last full week of the year, LSC Lithium, Westhaven Ventures, M2 Cobalt, Angkor Gold and Wolfden Resources were the TSXV's top gainers.Read full newsRead More
Oil and gold both finished with annual losses, their first since 2015On the final trading day of a wild 2018, stocks finisheda low-volume session higher with little fanfare. The Dow held on to its gains all day, finishing up more than 260 points. China trade optimism helped push the S&P and Nasdaq into the black, too. However, all three benchmarks finished with steep monthly and quarterly deficits...Read More
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Hindenburg Research raised more issues about Aphria's latest buyout offerStocks are trading higher in the last day of 2018. While the pre-holiday session has been mostly quiet, automaker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), healthcare issue Heron Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:HRTX), and weed stock Aphria Inc (NYSE:APHA) are all making notable moves. Below, we'll take a look at the news on shares of TSLA, HRTX, an...Read More
This stunning research revealed by the former hedge-fund who predicted the last NASDAQ crash could have some Americans thinking twice before hoarding cash.Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is go...Read More
Facebook and weed stocks were popular among Schaeffer's readersAfter enjoying a slow burn higher through 2016 and 2017, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) turned on the volatility switch in 2018, amid concerns about U.S.-China trade relations, a raw Brexit, gridlock in Washington, D.C., a global oil glut, and more. It's been a roller-coaster year for the stock market index, powering to record highs in Septem...Read More
GE just ran up to its 40-day moving average -- a historically bearish signal for the stockShares of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) will be ending the year deep in the red -- down nearly 58%, and set for their worst year on record. Now, the former Dow stock might be looking at even bigger losses in January. Specifically, GE shares just came within one standard deviation of their 40-day moving a...Read More
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