Episode 92: A Crisis in Green Diamonds

John Ford, CEO of the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA), and Bruce Bridges, its president, report on talks with US government officials over potential tariff relief. Plus: How colored gemstones have staved off competition from synthetics. 

Randy Cole, CEO of Michigan jewelry retailer Diamond Vault of Troy, breaks down the perhaps surprising demographics of natural and synthetic diamonds. Plus: How the holiday season went. 

From Trump to tariffs to diamond marketing, Rapaport Managing Editor Leah Meirovich and Senior Analyst Joshua Freedman reflect on the year that is about to end. 

When is a diamond really a diamond? When it’s been formed miles underground a billion years ago, or when has it been created in a laboratory, under temperatures close to the heat of the sun? The answer is – both are true. They look and behave exactly the same, but they are very d ... Show More

A few years ago you could have assumed all diamonds had been dug out of the ground – but now it’s true that some of them have been created, at unbelievably high temperatures, in just a matter of weeks. In the first of two Business Daily programmes about the evolving diamond marke ... Show More

In this week’s series focusing on business and science, we start things off by looking at the world of synthetic biology.The industry is estimated to be worth around $30bn in the next few years, but how is that money actually made?We speak to businesses across the world to find o ... Show More

For all the exciting developments in the synthetic biology industry, there are also concerns. People can edit genes in their garages these days, so who’s regulating this space?Plus - we’ll hear about the exciting new business models with biology at their core, including one of th ... Show More

<p>Today we conclude our Diamond Wars series.</p><p>&nbsp;These precious stones are known to be undeniably beautiful, rare and a symbol of luxury. But&nbsp;diamonds have also been associated with war, human rights abuses and death. In response, consumers these days are demanding ... Show More

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In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Jeffrey Currie, Global Head of Commodities Research in the Goldman Sachs Research, discusses why he believes commodities are entering a supercycle and how the current geopolitical landscape is shaping commodity markets. Learn m ... Show More

<p>Diamonds represent value, in all its multiple meanings: values, as in ethics, and value as in actual price. But what are these rocks actually worth? The ethics and costs of diamond rings have shifted with society, from their artificial scarcity perpetuated by DeBeers to their ... Show More

<p>We connected with Thomas Mumford, Vice President of Exploration at Scottie Resources, to get his take on the discovery and drilling success at the company&#39;s Blueberry Zone. Thomas talks about the prospects of Blueberry being an important asset in the Golden Triangle with t ... Show More