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...Some in the diamond industry argue that a turning point has already been reached as retailers no longer see man-made stones as a high-margin business but as a lossmaking one, because the stock is depreciating...
...They don’t have the resources, esprit de corps or a history to look back on.”...
...A more freewheeling forum with fewer guardrails on speech seems to have been the whole point. Yaccarino takes off her glasses for the first time....
...At one point, a rep has to retire mid-conversation, dizzy from all the inhaling and, like a fallen infantryman, is replaced by the next man in the corps....
...I was apprenticed to the first diamond importer in Hong Kong....
...It was a small pin showing a snake coiled around a branch, with one petite diamond hanging from its mouth....
...The group said on Thursday it would combine with Concord Acquisition Corp and list on the New York Stock Exchange....
...Donald defended the company’s decision to continue sailing, arguing that little was known about the virus at that point....
...Its market value has risen more than sixfold since its listing in April 2020 through a merger with Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp, a Spac led by the veteran Hollywood executives Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky...
...“This is another sign of the insatiable hunger for yield the world is currently facing,” said John McClain, a portfolio manager at Diamond Hill Capital Management....
...One focal point will be the fate of several lending facilities deployed jointly by the Treasury and Fed earlier this year....
...The Queen’s diamond jubilee in 2012, marking her 60 years atop the throne, brought public celebrations across Britain....
...“Companies should use any window they can to access liquidity at the moment,” said John McClain, a portfolio manager at Diamond Hill Capital Management....
...DraftKings has agreed to be sold to Nasdaq-listed Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company founded by the former chairman of Hollywood studio MGM, Harry Sloan, and film producer...
...Akazoo had merged with a shell company called Modern Media Acquisition Corp....
...Louis Vuitton’s diamond in the rough If we had to take a guess as to which of the luxury goods purveyors in Bernard Arnault’s empire had snapped up the world’s largest uncut diamond, we would probably choose...
...Cruise operators are quick to point out that the industry has one of the highest repurchase rates of any sector, with 85 per cent who take a cruise booking again....
...“If the numbers keep growing, at some point we will have to reconsider our strategy,” Singapore leader Mr Lee said....
...“I like the structure as it is at this point in time,” the billionaire Indian businessman said....
...Tiers of membership go up to the Chartered Diamond category, costing Rmb2.6m ($384,000)....
...So today’s news of net inflows of £2.6bn in the last quarter of its financial year, down 9 per cent on the same point last year, will only exacerbate shareholder concerns....
...Rules of origin for the car industry remains one of the biggest sticking points....
...Excavating pod lift stations across a busy city strikes us as expensive work, however....
...Connor Cove Cottage, Connor Point Lane, Southwest Harbor, Fernald Point, Maine, ME 04679 (knowlesco.com)....
...Among the names, Yates points out those of my grandfather and the others killed that day....
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