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...But the increased use of incentives might weigh on company margins, said Jade Rahmani, an analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods....
...Star was considered to be one of the gems of the Fox portfolio, but more recently it has drawn attention on Wall Street for the high cost of the rights to broadcast Indian cricket....
...Even diamond mining industry leader De Beers released its own synthetic gem engagement ring in June....
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...The US has placed sanctions on Alrosa, the world’s largest diamond producer with a 30 per cent global market share, and banned the import of Russian rough diamonds but still allows for gems to be imported...
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...US sanctions against a series of military-linked jade entities in Myanmar, including its chief licenser and regulator Myanmar Gems Enterprise, further crimped supplies....
...Below them are fringed trompe-l’œil wall hangings, seemingly pegged by a thread in front of jade tiles and adorned with ribbons, garlands and flowers — all frescoed — between 3D stucco columns....
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...It is distinct from the craft of the lapidary, who is concerned with maximising the sparkle of a gem through faceting....
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...Yu, whose previous mining experience was in jade, points out that green is a significant colour in Chinese culture as it is associated with success....
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