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Business and Economy - August 12, 2025

Lab-Grown Diamonds Revolutionize Market in 2025: How the Lab Diamond Technology of the ’50s is Driving Down Prices

Since the 1950s, laboratory-created diamond technology has been available. Fast forward to 2025, and lab-grown diamonds are causing a significant shift in the market, leading to a decline in both mined and laboratory-produced diamond prices.

Wall Street Journal correspondent Suzanne Kapner sheds light on this transformation. This insight was initially published on WBUR.org.