August 9, 2011 Diamond industry shifts focus from US markets After having sleepless nights during the global economic slowdown in 2008, the Surat diamond industry seems to have played safe as far as the US, the biggest diamond jewellery market,…
August 9, 2011 Mugabe threatens western firms in Heroes Day speech As the country marked Heroes Day, Robert Mugabe used the occasion to make fresh threats to punish foreign owned companies from Western countries that have imposed targeted sanctions on him…
August 9, 2011 Blue Nile Posts Record Q2 Revenues, Amid Rising Costs Online diamond jewelry retailer Blue Nile reported record second quarter sales, posting a 5.1% increase in net sales to $80.5 million. Net income totaled $2.8 million.
August 9, 2011 NJN: Adwar, Unique Facing Off In Federal Court Adwar Casting Co. Ltd. has slapped manufacturer Unique Settings of New York and six others with a $13.5 million federal copyright infringement lawsuit, alleging the company is making and distributing…
August 9, 2011 BBC doc shows beatings, rapes at Zimbabwe diamond fields Kimberley Process members may be regretting their decision in June to allow Zimbabwe to export diamonds, with a new BBC documentary showing security forces beating and raping prisoners at two…
August 9, 2011 U.S. Online Spending $37.5B in Q2 U.S. online retail spending totaled an estimated $37.5 billion for the second quarter of 2011, up 14 percent versus year ago.
August 9, 2011 Kiran Exports BVBA Certified By the RJC Kiran Exports BVBA, the Antwerp-based diamond trader, has become certified against the ethical, human rights, social and environmental standards established by the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) Member Certification System.
August 8, 2011 Neenah Jewelry Insurer Donates Diamonds to Smithsonian Green Bay Press Gazette reports the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has accepted several hundred rough diamonds.
August 8, 2011 U.K. NHS, De Beers, Righthaven: Intellectual Property (This is a daily report on global news about patents, trademarks, copyright and other intellectual property topics. Adds Coventry First LLC item in trademark section.) Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The…
August 8, 2011 IIJS Wraps Up With Strong Jewelry Sales Amid Recession Worries The 2011 edition of the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) wrapped up today in Mumbai with a variety of responses from exhibitors. Loose diamond dealers said that while the show…
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