An exceptionally-rare blue diamond went under the hammer in Geneva late Tuesday, selling for $21.5 million, Sotheby's auction house said.

The first round of the Trump tariffs, which still mimicked traditional trade wars, involved mainly Canada, Mexico and China. The second round began with "reciprocal tariffs," which rely on flawed methodologies and mistaken calculations, covering most trading economies worldwide. Then came the huge U. S. retaliatory tariffs, which China countered.

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Spring auctions are always a helpful data point in determining the health of the watch market, but with tariff news swinging around like a sledgehammer, auction houses treated these results as a weathervane for the whole global economy.

Among the lots that sold at Phillips Geneva auction, 87% of them exceeded their presale low estimates, with more than half surpassing their high estimates

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With distrust running high, both sides have been keen not to appear weak, and analysts have low expectations of a breakthrough.

A new tree was planted Saturday afternoon at Little People’s Park in honor of retiring street superintendent Tim Bittner. Geneva City Councilman Jeff Griffiths said the ceremony was to celebrate the importance of trees in the city and honor the work Bittner provided the city for more than three decades.

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Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Saturday in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the global economy.Bessent and He were meeting in Geneva after weeks of growing tensions in which duties on goods imports between the world's two largest economies have soared far beyond 100%.

Sheriff Tony Helms made it clear that he has no problem with a state investigation, promising that his office has nothing to hide.

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