Walter Yeates

Walter Yeates is a novelist, journalist, and screenwriter. He has bylines at Huffington Post and even Elite Daily. He embedded with First People and Military Veterans at Standing Rock several years ago and recently launched his own multi-platform publishing company, RHELM Studios. When he isn’t busy, he enjoys exercising and playing video games.

Articles by Walter Yeates

Interest in Lab Grown Diamonds is Surging, Shows No Signs of Stopping

Interest in Lab Grown Diamonds is Surging, Shows No Signs of Stopping

Recently, CNN spoke to independent diamond industry analyst Edahn Golan regarding the recent surge of lab grown diamonds. Golan revealed...
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Mystery at Met Gala 2022: Did Emma Chamberlain Wear A Stolen Necklace?

Mystery at Met Gala 2022: Did Emma Chamberlain Wear A Stolen Necklace?

May 17, 2022 Is this the Patiala Necklace?  Cartier and Emma Chamberlain have not commented.  Photo attribution: Getty Images The annual...
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Exclusive Industry Interview: Clean Origin CEO Alexander Weindling Predicts Explosive Growth For Lab-Grown Diamonds

Exclusive Industry Interview: Clean Origin CEO Alexander Weindling Predicts Explosive Growth For Lab-Grown Diamonds

May 9, 2022 Lab-grown diamonds are finally hitting mainstream consumers, and Alexander Weindling, Co-Founder and CEO of Great Heights, which...
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De Beers Cullinan Blue Diamond Nearly Breaks World Record Auction Price

De Beers Cullinan Blue Diamond Nearly Breaks World Record Auction Price

May 6, 2022 The largest vivid blue diamond to ever appear on auction sold for a staggering sum at Sotheby's...
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Cartier Signals Price Increase And Other Luxury Jewelers May Follow

Cartier Signals Price Increase And Other Luxury Jewelers May Follow

Geopolitics may finally be catching up to the luxury jewelry market. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Cartier CEO Cyrille...
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine May Further Push Consumers Toward Lab Grown Diamonds To Avoid Russian Conflict Diamonds

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine May Further Push Consumers Toward Lab Grown Diamonds To Avoid Russian Conflict Diamonds

April 15, 2022 The UK government recently announced a slew of new sanctions against Russian industries directly benefiting Putin's regime,...
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Major Retailers Stop Buying Russian Diamonds as Public Pressure Mounts Amidst Ongoing Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Humanitarian Crisis

Major Retailers Stop Buying Russian Diamonds as Public Pressure Mounts Amidst Ongoing Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Humanitarian Crisis

April 8, 2022 Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, international pressure to stop doing business in Russia...
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Largest White Diamond in Auction History Expected to Fetch $30 Million at Christie’s in May 2022

Largest White Diamond in Auction History Expected to Fetch $30 Million at Christie’s in May 2022

May 2, 2022 Christie's, the legendary English auction house founded by James Christie in 1766, will host an auction this...
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Diamond Foundry Sues US Over Tariffs on Chinese Diamonds

Diamond Foundry Sues US Over Tariffs on Chinese Diamonds

March 30, 2022 On March 17th, lab-grown producer Diamond Foundry filed a lawsuit against the United States government over President...
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Experts Disagree on Russian Invasion Impact on Diamond Industry

Experts Disagree on Russian Invasion Impact on Diamond Industry

March 28, 2022 Despite the consensus that the Russia-Ukraine war could see long-term negative effects on the global diamond industry,...
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EU and UK Sanctions on Russia Continue to Exclude Diamonds

EU and UK Sanctions on Russia Continue to Exclude Diamonds

March 25, 2022 This week members of the European Union (EU) discussed increasing sanctions against industries tied to Russia’s government....
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine May Push Gold Prices Beyond $2000 Per Ounce

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine May Push Gold Prices Beyond $2000 Per Ounce

March 21, 2022 Last week, industry experts felt the supply of diamonds and gold would not see a short-term supply...
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U.S. Sanctions Russian Diamonds Over Ukraine Invasion

U.S. Sanctions Russian Diamonds Over Ukraine Invasion

March 17, 2022 Last week, the International Gem Society detailed how the war between Russia and Ukraine, launched by the...
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine Will Not Disrupt Supply of Diamonds, Gold in the Short Term

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Will Not Disrupt Supply of Diamonds, Gold in the Short Term

By Walter Yeates with Lisa Rosen contributing March 10, 2022 On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an...
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