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Mastercard Forecasts Holiday Spending Surge Powered by Nimble AI Shoppers
Mastercard Forecasts Holiday Spending Surge Powered by Nimble AI Shoppers
Holiday shopping could be especially merry this year — and increasingly powered by artificial intelligence. The Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) is forecasting a 5.5% year-over-year increase in US retail sales,... Read more...
Scientists: 'Diamond Bergs' May Be Floating Deep Inside Uranus and Neptune
Scientists: 'Diamond Bergs' May Be Floating Deep Inside Uranus and Neptune
Imagine an iceberg floating in an ocean — except the iceberg is diamond, the ocean is liquid carbon, and the whole scene is unfolding deep inside a planet billions of... Read more...
Hard-Working Termites Help Identify Where Gold Is Hidden Deep Underground
Hard-Working Termites Help Identify Where Gold Is Hidden Deep Underground
Forget metal detectors and drilling rigs. Some of the best clues about what lies beneath the earth’s surface are being delivered by creatures that weigh only a fraction of an... Read more...
Meet the Powerful Woman Whose Lips Inspired the Marquise-Cut Diamond
Meet the Powerful Woman Whose Lips Inspired the Marquise-Cut Diamond
A diamond shape inspired by a woman’s lips makes for a great royal love story. But the woman at the center of the marquise-cut diamond’s origin story deserves far more... Read more...
Music Friday: Sting Turns Tables on His Master in 'Wrapped Around Your Finger'
Music Friday: Sting Turns Tables on His Master in 'Wrapped Around Your Finger'
Welcome to Music Friday, when we bring you great songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Sting and The Police take us on a... Read more...
Ring Pop Gets a Bridal Makeover With Its First-Ever Wedding Collection
Ring Pop Gets a Bridal Makeover With Its First-Ever Wedding Collection
For nearly 50 years, Ring Pop has been making childhood memories one candy-coated “gem” at a time. Now the iconic wearable treat is growing up with the launch of its... Read more...
8.41-Carat Purple-Pink Diamond Could Fetch $12 Million at Christie's Hong Kong
8.41-Carat Purple-Pink Diamond Could Fetch $12 Million at Christie's Hong Kong
A spectacular 8.41-carat pink diamond with a vivid purple overtone is poised to become the star of Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels Autumn Auction on November 24, where it carries... Read more...
Divers Recover Engagement Ring From Murky Hudson River After 2-Hour Search
Divers Recover Engagement Ring From Murky Hudson River After 2-Hour Search
For Denise Rivera, a breezy open-air meal overlooking the Hudson River turned into a jewelry nightmare when her engagement ring slipped from her finger, rolled across the restaurant dock and... Read more...
Long-Lost 'Florentine Diamond' Takes Center Stage in Québec Exhibition
Long-Lost 'Florentine Diamond' Takes Center Stage in Québec Exhibition
A diamond that spent decades hidden from public view is finally stepping into the light. The legendary 137-carat "Florentine Diamond," once part of the Austrian Crown Jewels and believed lost... Read more...
Music Friday: Don Williams Sings of True Love in a 'Cracker Jack Diamond'
Music Friday: Don Williams Sings of True Love in a 'Cracker Jack Diamond'
Welcome to Music Friday, when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, country music legend Don Williams tells a sweet... Read more...
Birthstone of the Month: 423-Carat Logan Sapphire Is September’s Showstopper
Birthstone of the Month: 423-Carat Logan Sapphire Is September’s Showstopper
Imagine a sapphire the size of a large chicken egg, weighing nearly 423 carats and glowing with a rich blue hue touched by the faintest whisper of violet. That is... Read more...
NFL Season Opens With a Super Bowl Rematch — and Memories of Two Rings
NFL Season Opens With a Super Bowl Rematch — and Memories of Two Rings
Today, the NFL begins another long journey toward Super Bowl glory, and the opening game offers a fitting reminder of where every team ultimately wants to be. Tonight, the defending... Read more...