Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Specialist in global markets, economics and alternative investments. Insuring diamond jewelry has traditionally been simple. The ...

The lab-grown diamond boom is over, jewelry industry experts say. Lab-grown gems are mainstream now and real diamonds are back in vogue, analysts told Business Insider. Prices for lab-grown diamonds ...

De Beers chief executive Al Cook wants to save a generation of lovers and newlyweds from what he calls a “huge con” when it comes to buying diamonds. In the process, he hopes to rescue his iconic ...

“A diamond is forever,” but perhaps not for the increasing number of consumers spurning the gemstone for lab-grown counterparts, gold and even other colored gemstones. The slogan was coined by diamond ...

Prices for rough diamonds — the raw, unpolished, and uncut stones — have dipped in 2023 as many post-pandemic consumers shy away from luxury goods. According to the Zimnisky Global Rough Diamond Index ...

Buying a diamond is about to get more expensive, industry experts told Business Insider. That's due to a number of pandemic distortions that are finally working their way out of the industry. Prices ...

Diamond prices worldwide continue to decline amid a global luxury market slowdown and competition from lab-grown alternatives. The Guardian, citing data from jewelry analytics firm Tenoris, reported ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. De Beers launched its largest diamond campaign in a decade, ...

“Lab-grown diamonds are the great equalizer,” says Jean Dousset, the great-grandson of Louis Cartier who pivoted his namesake label to exclusively lab-grown stones in 2023. “People don’t have to ...