Nicole Hoey

New York

Digital Editor at Robb Report

Junior Copy Editor for @RobbReport. Grammar gal making her way through NYC. BU alum.

Articles

De Beers Is Closing Its Lab-Grown Diamond Jewelry Business

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Nicole Hoey

1 hour agoIndian Billionaire Isha Ambani Wore the Met Gala's Most Extravagant 481.42-Carat Diamond NecklaceIt reportedly took 15,000 hours to create. Indian billionaire Isha Ambani wore a massive diamond necklace to the Met Gala. • The piece featured 89 diamonds and reportedly took 15,000 hours to create.
De Beers Is Closing Its Lightbox Lab-Grown Diamond Jewelry Business

5 days ago | robbreport.com | Nicole Hoey

De Beers is saying goodbye. The company announced that it is officially closing its lab-grown diamond jewelry business, known as Lightbox, in a move that confirms its allegiance to traditional stones; the diamond miner had announced last year that it would no longer sell its own man-made gems. De Beers is considering the sale of some of the business’s inventory, as well as other assets, as a result, Bloomberg reported.
Bill Gates Will Give Away $200 Billion and Shutter His Foundation by 2045

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Nicole Hoey

NowNew York CNN — When Bill and Melinda French Gates created the Gates Foundation in 2000, they had planned for the organization to continue its work, using their remaining fortune, for several decades after they died. But now, the billionaire Microsoft founder says he doesn’t want to wait that long to …
Bill Gates Will Give Away $200 Billion and Shutter His Foundation by 2045

6 days ago | robbreport.com | Nicole Hoey

Bill Gates is doling out his fortune much sooner than we thought. The Microsoft cofounder’s Gates Foundation has pledged to give away $200 billion by 2025, when the organization will shutter its doors. That’s about 99 percent of Gates’s fortune, Bloomberg reported. In its original timeline, the nonprofit would have closed 20 years after the billionaire’s death.
Bill Gates Will Give Away $200 Billion and Shutter His Foundation by 2045

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Nicole Hoey

Bill Gates is doling out his fortune much sooner than we thought. The Microsoft cofounder’s Gates Foundation has pledged to give away $200 billion by 2025, when the organization will shutter its doors. That’s about 99 percent of Gates’s fortune, Bloomberg reported. In its original timeline, the nonprofit would have closed 20 years after the billionaire’s death.
Giorgio Armani Designed This New 236-Foot Megayacht, and It Just Hit the Water

1 week ago | robbreport.com | Nicole Hoey

Giorgio Armani’s signature glamour is finally heading to the seas. The Italian creative is designing two superyachts for the Italian Sea Group, and the first has just launched out of the shipbuilder’s Marina di Carrara headquarters. The 236-foot (72-meter) behemoth, built under the group’s Admiral brand, will make its public debut at the Monaco Yacht Show later this year.
The Word ‘Vintage’ Was Searched More Than 1,200 Times per Minute on eBay Last Year

1 week ago | robbreport.com | Nicole Hoey

Snagging the perfect vintage find is on the minds of just about everyone these days—including eBay shoppers. Users around the world searched for “vintage” pieces on the website more than 1,200 times per minute in 2024, and nearly 40 percent of all clothing, shoes, and accessories sold on the shopping site were listed as pre-loved last year. Those stats come from eBay’s newly launched Watchlist, a trend report driven by real-time shopper data from the website’s nearly 134 million users.
Heesen’s Speedy New 180-Foot Superyacht Has a Large Jaccuzi on the Sundeck

1 week ago | robbreport.com | Nicole Hoey

Heesen’s latest superyacht has found its new home. The 180-foot Solemates, formerly known as YN 20655, was just delivered on April 30, after it successfully completed sea trials in the North Sea. The newly christened vessel, the latest entry into Heesen’s 55-meter steel class, is a special one for its owner in more ways than one: The superyacht is the second Heesen created for the seasoned yachtsman.
Heesen’s Speedy New 180-Foot Superyacht Has a Large Jaccuzi on the Sundeck

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Nicole Hoey

Heesen’s latest superyacht has found its new home. The 180-foot Solemates, formerly known as YN 20655, was just delivered on April 30, after it successfully completed sea trials in the North Sea. The newly christened vessel, the latest entry into Heesen’s 55-meter steel class, is a special one for its owner in more ways than one: The superyacht is the second Heesen created for the seasoned yachtsman.
Sotheby's High Jewelry Sale 2025 in Photos

1 week ago | robbreport.com | Nicole Hoey

A pair of unmounted D color and flawless cushion-shaped diamonds, weighing 23.88 and 23.76 carats. A circa-1935 gem set and diamond necklace-brooch combination from Mauboussin A 4.05-carat heart-shaped fancy blue diamond pendent necklace.