Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA
This ‘quiet luxury’ Italian brand is shaking off tariff woes as sales jump
Key Points Brunello Cucinelli posted an estimate-beating 10.7% rise in first half sales as the super-rich shrug off tariff concerns. The retailer also pointed to a solid start to July and confirmed its outlook for around 10% sales growth in 2025 and 2026. Analysts, however, expressed doubt over broad-based growth for the beleaguered sector. Soaring […]
Read More
This Chinese jeweler is using traditional techniques to challenge Cartier — and it’s starting in Singapore
Key Points One of the latest stores to enter Singapore’s iconic Marina Bay Sands is Laopu Gold, a Chinese jewelry upstart intent on becoming a global luxury brand. NBA player Victor “Wemby” Wembanyama picked up a Laopu pendant necklace while visiting Beijing last month. In May, Cartier-parent Richemont warned investors about Laopu’s rise. Source
Read More
Diamonds are forever? Not with tariffs in the way
Diamond rings and bracelets on display in a show window in Antwerp, Belgium. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images News | Getty Images They might be made of the hardest material on earth, but diamonds, with their complex supply chains and expensive price tag, are particularly fragile to U.S. President Donald […]
Read More
CNBC Daily Open: Downgrade of U.S. credit rating adds new complication to U.S. stock market
Pedestrians walk past the north entrance to the U.S. Treasury Department headquarters building on April 30, 2025, in Washington, DC. J. David Ake | Getty Images U.S. stocks popped last week on the back of a trade truce between America and China, in which they mutually agreed to cut tariffs for 90 days. Technology stocks […]
Read More
Wealthy shoppers are splashing the cash on jewelry — so long as it’s the right brand
A shopper passes a jewelry display in the window of a Van Cleef & Arpels luxury goods store, operated by Cie. Richemont SA, on via Montenapoleone in Milan, Italy. Bloomberg | Getty Images With a diamond encrusted ring here and a rare gemstone necklace there, the world’s wealthiest are continuing to adorn themselves with the […]
Read More
LVMH plunge puts spot as world’s top luxury stock at risk after sales miss
Louis Vuitton store window display in Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, April 4, 2025. Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of LVMH plunged as much as 8% on Tuesday morning, at one point losing its position as world’s largest luxury firm to rival Hermès after an unexpected decline in first-quarter sales. LVMH reported […]
Read More
Tariffs threaten to blow a hole in European luxury sales. Citi picks the winners and losers
A clear split of winners and losers among Europe’s prized high-end luxury brands could emerge after President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs were seen blowing a hole in lucrative U.S. sales, analysts warned. The U.S. has been a major growth driver for many luxury brands in recent quarters, as firms have shifted their focus to well-heeled […]
Read More
The biggest winners and losers in Europe as Trump announces sweeping tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump stands, after delivering remarks on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Global markets, businesses and long-standing geopolitical relationships were thrown into disarray on Thursday, the day after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policy — and Europe was not […]
Read More
CNBC Daily Open: The effect of Trump policies will sway Fed’s interest rate moves
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 12, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters What you need to know today Signs of deflation in ChinaChina’s national consumer price index fell by 0.7% […]
Read More
European markets fall as traders digest latest Trump tariff reprieve; Luxury stocks decline
European markets were broadly lower Friday, rounding off a volatile week marked by whipsawing policy on U.S. tariffs, the latest rate cut from the European Central Bank, German fiscal reforms and a regional defense spending boost. The regional Stoxx 600 index was down 0.65% at 10:20 a.m. U.K. time, with retail and household goods stocks […]
Read More