The R&M “Lettre”

Tiffany & Co.’s board of directors has approved a new stock buyback program under which the jewelry retailer can repurchase up to $500 million of the company’s common stock.

The US government has finalized a deal to guarantee loans to Botswana’s diamond manufacturers through a $125 million credit agreement between Barclays Bank Botswana and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), according to a report by Chaim Even-Zohar in the latest edition of Diamond Intelligence Briefs.

Tiffany & Co. is focusing on the artisans behind its classic diamond engagement ring in a year-long advertising campaign to mark the 130th anniversary of the iconic jewelry piece.

The diamond paradox: big stones sell for millions while traders struggle to make a living. There’s a funny paradox in the modern-day diamond industry.

The 73rd Annual Golden Globe awards held yesterday (Sunday) at the Beverley Hilton Hotel, showed the fashion statement seemed to be for diamond statement pieces in the form of striking earrings and stackable rings.

 The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has reported that according to a study undertaken by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), the Indian luxury goods market is predicted to grow by up to 25 percent in 2016.

New York – It’s going to be an exciting year in jewelry design. Trends have been taking new and innovative turns, and now spread across the country faster than ever

Tiffany & Co. topped a ranking of jewelry and watch brands’ digital performance carried out by business intelligence company L2.

Millennials are almost twice as likely as non-millennials to have bought diamond jewelry as a holiday gift, according to a survey carried out by the Diamond Producers Association (DPA).

The world has been watching in anticipation as the newest installment of the Star Wars franchise has hit cinemas around the world. The power of the Star Wars brand has exploded in recent years to the point where the movies themselves have somehow become secondary to the growing maturity of the brand.

Ramat Gan, Israel – The Israel Diamond Exchange has elected Yoram Dvash as its new president. He succeeds incumbent President Shmuel Schnitzer, who served one two-year term.

Last year, I argued that the best term for lab-grown diamonds may be non-mined. That is scientifically accurate and also gets across the stones’ main selling point. Many diamond growers regularly label natural stones mined diamonds to take advantage of consumers’ negative opinions on mining.