The early morning line at Starbucks is very long, filled with optimistic jewelry manufacturers, driven diamond wholesalers, tired members of the trade press, eager toolmakers and many marketing folks. Read More...

Even though nearly five years have passed since the 2008 financial crash, the financial markets are still interested in diamonds and the diamond industry. Read More...

Alrosa has an aggressive plan to be the world's largest diamond mining company, overtaking De Beers. The five-year plan includes increased production, selling non-core assets and focusing on what they know best – extracting diamonds. Longer-term, the company has an aggressive resource expansion plan that extends deep into Africa. Read More...

With just a couple of weeks to the important Las Vegas trade shows, preparations are in high gear around the globe. The hopes people have for it are big because the need to generate a higher turnover is pressing. Read More...

India's diamond import and export figures for fiscal 2012-2013 expose deep, often double-digit, declines in the country's global diamond trade. Is round-tripping the real story or is there a real problem? Read More...

When a retailer offers a consumer a lower-cost diamond graded as a high quality one, it's fraud, but what if a lenient lab supports the better grading? Consumers are unaware of the differences between labs, and the Twittersphere is raging. Read More...

The BRICs are the hotbed of growing diamond jewelry consumption. Setting sights on long-term growth, diamond firms should consider MIST. The monetary discipline, low debt rates and positive economic policies offer industry growth. Read More...

The debate over the evolution of KP is not about ethics, it’s about economic sense. The main point of contention is that one group in the industry is trying to force a system – and its cost – on another group. That won’t work. Read More...

It's simple for John Q. Citizen, and for you, to place money in an offshore account. In some circumstances it's even legal. The problem begins when a group of journalists starts naming account holders Read More...

Governments don't like it when taxes are not paid. Last week, another loophole was closed, as the U.S. and other countries continue in their efforts to get hold of the money. Read More...