Abakhiqizi bobucwebe begolide ababili abakhulu, abaphethwe ngasese i-Aurafin kanye ne-OroAmerica Inc., ezinze eBurbank, bavumelene ngoLwesithathu ukuthi bahlangane ngo-$74 million ozonweba imigqa yomkhiqizo wezinkampani ezimbili ukuze ufinyelele zonke izinhlobo zamakhasimende, kulabo abathenga ngesaphulelo. amaketanga kulabo abakhetha ubucwebe obucokeme.Abanikazi bamasheya e-OroAmerica abakakagunyazi isivumelwano futhi imininingwane mayelana nokuhlanganiswa bekusaphothulwa. Kodwa lezi zinkampani ezimbili zikhiphe isitatimende sokuthi i-Tamarac, i-Fla.-based Aurafin izohlinzeka nge-$ 14 isabelo semali esitokisini sase-OroAmericas.Amasheya e-OroAmerica anyuke ngo-$2.76, noma ama-29%, ukuze avale ngo-$12.36 ku-Nasdaq. Kodwa intengo yokuvala yayingaphansi kakhulu kwebhidi ye-Aurafins, iphakamisa ukungabaza okuthile mayelana nesivumelwano phakathi kwabatshalizimali.Zombili izinkampani zikhiqiza futhi zisabalalisa ubucwebe begolide be-karat ezinhlobonhlobo zase-U.S. abathengisi, kusukela ku-Wal-Mart Stores Inc., okungenye yezizwe ezinkulu ezidayisa ubucwebe, kuya kubaqhubi bezitolo abazimele. Ukuthengiswa kobucwebe besikhangiso e-United States kukhule kancane kancane eminyakeni embalwa edlule, okuhlanganisa ukwehla okungamaphesenti angu-6 ekuthengisweni kobucwebe begolide ngonyaka odlule, ngokusho kweWorld Gold Council.Phakathi kwesidingo esikhulayo, abakhiqizi babheka ukuhlanganiswa njengendlela elula yokukhiqiza isisindo. amanani ngokushesha futhi afinyelele amakhasimende azo zonke izinhlobo zabantu, kusho abahlaziyi.Abathengisi, abafana ne-Wal-Mart kanye ne-QVC, inethiwekhi yokuthenga ekhaya, bakhetha ukubhekana nomkhiqizi ongahlinzeka ngemikhiqizo eminingi, kusho uJohn Calnon, ubucwebe bephini likamongameli ophezulu. , Americas, for the World Gold Council.I-Aurafins yegolide yase-Italy ecolekileyo, ethengiswa kakhulu ezitolo ezizimele, ihambisana ne-OroAmericas ubucwebe obungabizi kakhulu, obusemfashinini obutholakala kuma-wholesale club, amaketanga okudayisa ngesaphulelo kanye nezitolo ezinkulu. Isikhangiso Abesifazane bazo zonke izinhlobo zabantu bathenga ubucwebe begolide njengamanje, kusho uCalnon. Ngobuchule, kubalulekile ukuhlinzeka ngemikhiqizo ewela kubakaki bamanani ahlukene.U-Ed Leshansky, umqondisi wezokumaketha we-Aurafin, uthe akakwazanga ukuchaza kabanzi ngalesi sipho, kodwa uthe izitayela zobucwebe ze-OroAmericas zizokwandisa izinketho zenkampani.Izikhulu ze-OroAmerica bezingekho ukuphawula. Esimemezelweni sokuhlanganisa, i-CEO ye-OroAmerica u-Guy Benhamou uthe uzohlala engumongameli we-OroAmerica uma iba yingxenye ye-Aurafin.I-OroAmerica isebenzisa imboni yokukhiqiza endaweni yayo yaseBurbank lapho yenza khona iningi lemikhiqizo yayo. naphezu kokwehla okuphelele kokuthengiswa okubikwe ngabathengisi abaningi. Ngonyaka wezimali ophele Feb. 2 ukuthengiswa kwezinkampani kwenyuka ngo-1% kwaya ku-$171.7 million. Ngo-1998, i-OroAmerica yathenga ibhizinisi lobucwebe legolide le-Jene karat-gold laseMinneapolis. Ngo-1999, i-OroAmerica yenza ibhidi elingaphumelelanga lokuthenga uMichael Anthony Jewelers Inc., enye i-U.S. umenzi wobucwebe begolide. U-Michael Anthony Jewelers ubonise isithakazelo ekuthengeni i-OroAmerica ngo-1996.(QALA UMBHALO WE-INFOBOX / INFOGRAPHIC)Izimayini Zokukhangiswa Kwegolide Umenzi wobucwebe u-Aurafin unikeze abanikazi bamasheya be-OroAmericas u-$14 ngesheya ngalinye, noma i-premium engu-46% ngaphezu kwenani lokuvala langoLwesibili. Kule minyaka emithathu edlule, isitoko sihwebe ngebanga lika-$6 kuya ku-$12. I-OroAmerica, ukuvalwa kwanyanga zonke nokwakamuva kwe-NasdaqNgoLwesithathu:$12.36, kwakhuphuka ngo-$2.76Umthombo: Izindaba ze-Bloomberg
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