Following the news this week has been dispiriting. While Australia is no longer on fire, we're up against the next big challenge of 2020 so far: illness. Read More...

Last year will go down as a difficult one for the diamond industry. While manufacturers took the biggest hit with thin profit margins, tight liquidity and excess supply, miners also suffered as rough demand slumped. Read More...

So, Swarovski just added another 16 new colors of diamonds to its "Swarovski Created Diamonds" collection. Read More...

I don't think it will surprise anyone to learn that today's consumers increasingly prioritize convenience in return for laying out their moolah. Read More...

The Women's Jewelry Association's (WJA) announcement that it is promoting women buying their own jewelry with its "March is Me Month" campaign looks like a great initiative. Read More...

Today it is also Christmas in one of the poorest African countries. A country that has been on the radar of the international diamond community for several years. Read More...

I don't know about you, but we're pretty low key over the holiday season. My kids are still too young to realize that one of the perks of Chanukah is presents...  Read More...

It's a myth that, when faced with danger, ostriches bury their heads in the sand. In fact, they usually face the threat head on. Yet the "political" leadership of our diamond industry behaved like the metaphorical ostrich... Read More...

We could all be seeing a lot more blue next year with the announcement by color experts Pantone that PANTONE 19-4052, Classic Blue... Read More...

It's Thanksgiving today, and although I'm from the losing side in the American War of Independence... Read More...