After appraising a diamond and ruby necklace in Boise, Idaho, for $80,000 to $100,000, jewelry appriaser Peter Shemonsky provides some background and guidance on U.S. regulations surrounding the ...

The gems are second only to colored diamonds in value, but their troubled provenance has made them an anathema to many. By Nazanin Lankarani Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has long been a producer ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Myanmar’s military coup has not only drawn international condemnation from human rights groups and governments ...

Do you know that the world's largest rubies, sapphires and other invaluable gems are all available directly on the Internet? You can buy the Raviratna, world's largest star ruby cut like a cabochon on ...