WFDB praises bourse’s efforts as government simplifies tax regime for diamonds Antwerp, Belgium – February 2019: World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) President Ernie Blom has praised the work of the WFDB-affiliated Korea Diamond Exchange in persuading the government to abolish a high diamond tax instituted more than four decades ago. Following five years of […]

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Costco owes Tiffany & Co. more than $19 million for selling 2,500 generic diamond rings falsely identified as “Tiffany” rings, a federal judge ruled Monday. Judge Swan ruled in favor of Tiffany, saying the brand was entitled to $11.1 million as profits for trademark infringement, plus interest, as well as an additional $8.25 million in […]

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British-based designer and manufacturer Deakin & Francis has expanded its cufflinks offering with five new moneky-styled designs. Each of the new designs were created with a different team member characteristics in mind, with the monkey motif cufflinks bearing similarities to the company’s managing director, financial director, creative director and two sales directors. Creative director, James […]

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It’s not just enlisting Lady Gaga and speaking out on the Paris accords. Tiffany & Co. is doing all it can to elbow its way to the cool kids’ table. The company’s new CEO, Alessandro Bogliolo, has the kind of varied resume designed to drag the 180-year-old jeweler into the modern age, the task previously […]

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