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Diamonds.net
April 16,
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New York-based investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) is planning
to combine the diamond assets from Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, the Sunday Times
reported. The report noted that the company is leading a bid against Harry Winston
Diamond Corporation and Stornoway Diamond for the Ekati mine in Canada, which
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Gold Will Hit $2,000 This Year, Survey Says
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April 11, 2012
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The price of gold is likely to surge beyond $2,000 this year, according to the Gold
Survey 2012 released by Thomas Reuters GFMS, a leading consultancy in precious metals."[We]
are bullish in the medium term," said Philip Klapwijk, the company's global
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Diamonds as a Commodity
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April 13, 2012
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Could diamonds be the new gold? A small number of investment professionals around
the world are competing behind the scenes to turn the gem into a commodity that
would be available to investors in the way that gold has been traded through funds
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Rising Gold Price Both Good and Bad, Conference Says
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JCK
April 16, 2012
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industry, speakers said April 13 at a conference on "Gold: Vision, Value, and Value."
Rebecca Koven, a jewelry designer, said that the increased cost of gold has made
it tougher to design affordable jewelry. "My clients' main concern is the price
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Five Ways to Turn Your Website into a Sales Machine
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April 16, 2012
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Avoid Common Marketing Mistakes
By Laura Lake
About.com Guide
April 15, 2012
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not thousands of dollars? There are common marketing mistakes that companies make
in every marketing campaign. They are so common that they almost always go unidentified.
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Retailers Discounting More Than
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to a new survey of 70 retailers conducted by Miami-based Retail Systems Research.
Forty-one percent of retailers agree that their company has "become more promotions-driven
in the past few years." And 76 percent of respondents continue to increase the number
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2012 marks the
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of women who wear it. Each piece of Oscar Heyman jewelry is ingeniously designed
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The 10 Mistakes
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You may be violating an employment law just by trying to be nice to your employees,
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the top 10 mistakes most likely to get a company sued. While a few of the laws cited
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Diamond eyes are watching you...
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National Jeweler
April 12, 2012
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Over the years, we've seen any number of unusual uses for, and products comprised
of, precious gemstones and metals. Most recently in this blog, our fashion editor,
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Now, an Indian company, Shekhar Eye Research, is selling gold-plated contact lenses
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Will Future Computers Be Built Inside Diamonds?
By stonechicky
The Israeli Diamond Industry Blog
April 10,
2012
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As chip research advances at exponential rates, the amazing feats that computers
are capable of performing multiply at astounding speed, while the size of the mainframe
machines shrink down from the size of entire buildings to tablets no larger than
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Security Brief: The Vacant Store Next Door
JCK April 02,2012
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When it comes to running a jewelry store, close friends are important. On March
26, burglars entered a jewelry store in Parker, Colo., by breaking through the wall
of an adjacent vacant retail space. In an economy where store closures and vacancies
are commonplace, the robbery tactic has become commonplace, said John Kennedy, president
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