De Beers, a leading diamond company from Southern Africa, has reduced prices to rejuvenate sales after a market slowdown. Last year, the diamond market nearly halted, prompting major miners to stop supply to prevent further price drops. De Beers responded by slashing prices by about 10% across all categories in its first sale of the […]
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