Chinese retailers are offloading polished diamonds as demand tanks, adding to a $2 billion inventory headache for De Beers
Anglo American's CEO says the headwinds from lab-grown diamonds were surmountable as owner writes down $2.9 billion of De Beers value.
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Anglo writes De Beers down by $2.9bn as it prepares to ditch diamond giant
The diamond sector faces an existential crisis from far cheaper lab-grown alternatives and the fading allure of the romanticism around the gems. Anglo is parting ways with De Beers for a reason and ...