For tycoon Cheng Yu-Tung, 86, listing his jewellery retailer Chow Tai Fook, the world's largest, on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange paves the way for his younger generation to strengthen its position in China's glittering market.
Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry collection, including a diamond ring given to her by Richard Burton, has been auctioned off by Christies for a whopping $115 million.
An auction of actress Elizabeth Taylor's world-renowned jewels took in $116 million, more than double the record for a single collection and setting new marks for pearls, colorless diamonds and Indian jewels.
Diamond Foods said Tuesday that it would miss its fiscal first-quarter filing deadline because of an ongoing investigation by its own audit committee into how the company accounted for payments to walnut growers.
An independent arbitrator cleared the way on Tuesday for mining group Rio Tinto Plc/Ltd to take over Ivanhoe Mines Ltd, saying the $16 billion Canadian group's poison pill defense was not valid.
Wealthy jewelry collectors, movie fans and the just plain curious are training their eyes on this week's auctions of Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor's collection of jewelry, haute couture and memorabilia.
Barclays Plc. (BCS) chief executive Bob Diamond has fired as many as 30 bankers for violating his newly imposed "no-jerk" rule and acting in a way that embarrasses the company.
Scout Willis, the 20-year-old daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, exposed her rear in a risqué spread for fashion Web site StyleLikeU.
An anonymous bidder has paid $203,150 for the Hermes Diamond Birkin handbag in a bidding that ended Tuesday, Heritage Auctions announced. Birkin bags are quality handmade bags that very scarce.
Just days before one of the most anticipated jewelry sales in years, an auction of diamonds, sapphires and other gems produced middling results.
Chinese and Indian appetite for diamonds will fuel demand growth of more than 6 percent a year over the next decade and almost double the size of the market, far outpacing supply increases limited by a lack of new mines, Bain & Company said in a report.
Chinese and Indian appetite for diamonds will fuel demand growth by more than 6 percent a year over the next decade and almost double the size of the market, far outpacing supply increases limited by a lack of new mines.
Outraged by the Kimberly Process' inability to prevent illegal trade in conflict diamonds (also called blood diamonds) in Africa, a key founding member quit the regulatory body on Monday.
Holiday gift ideas are necessary this time of year. Here are some shopping tips for him and her from just $30 to $1,725.
Veena Malik's FHM India nude cover is not the first controversy the Pakistani actress has had to face.
Nicki Minaj is excited that Mattel has made a Barbie Doll in her image, to auction at CharityBuzz.com on Dec. 7 and featured at Divine Design's five-day event and gala at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Bids will be received through Dec. 19 and will start at an eye-popping $1,000.
Billionaire philanthropist and investor George Soros is seen investing at least $50 million to subscribe for shares in the initial public offering of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd, Ming Pao Daily News reported on Wednesday citing sources close to the deal.
Forget the sorry shape of the current economy. With Christmas round the corner, you need ever inventive ideas for that perfect gift. Here are ten ideas, from diamonds to yachts, which will define luxury, if you have a few million dollars to spare, that is.
Zimbabwe's economy is likely to continue its strong recovery next year from a decade of decline to expand by 9.4 percent, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said on Thursday, but a hike in mining royalties could impede growth.
English artist and entrepreneur, Damien Hirst's diamond encrusted 18th century skull sculpture will be on display at Tate's Modern Turbine Hall for the first time.
Long before Wood's death by drowning, the West Side Story and Rebel Without a Cause star had a lifelong, unsettling relationship with water, including a childhood fear of drowning and many significant parts of her life lived at sea. As Wood's case is re-opened, and as details about Robert Wagner and Dennis Davern emerge, sister Lana Wood links her drowning to premonitions of a watery death.
Mother-of pearl dashboards and diamond-encrusted hood ornaments at the Dubai International Motor Show this week underlined how the safe-haven status of the United Arab Emirates is fuelling dramatic growth in sales of luxury cars.
