​PRESSING MATTERS

Believe it or not, I only just got back from Las Vegas.   What started as a quick two-week trip turned into a six-week global tour thanks...

Can you believe we’re already halfway through 2025? It’s been a wild ride so far and this past week delivered another wave of dramatic...

We’ve reached the midpoint of the year, and if there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that the first half of 2025 has kept the...

It was a historic week for the diamond industry with the signing of the Luanda Accord. The significance of this agreement – signed by...

It’s been a bit of a marathon across the US these past few weeks. After the intensity and spectacle of Las Vegas, I found myself in a...

It’s been an eventful week in the industry as we wrapped up the Las Vegas shows. On a personal note, thank you to everyone who came to...

First, a big thank you to those who joined our inaugural session of The Business of Jewelry Roundtable . It was a high-level, thoughtful...

It’s that time of year again — Vegas is calling. As the industry gears up for its biggest week on the calendar (June 4 to 9), I’m looking...

The Kimberley Process (KP) intersessional meeting in Dubai marked what the World Diamond Council (WDC) called a “significant...

I’m thrilled to announce a new collaboration with Hill & Co. We’re launching The Business of Jewelry Roundtable, an exclusive, bi-monthly...

An intriguing press release arrived in our inboxes Monday from the World Diamond Council (WDC), calling on the US administration to...

This week’s headline story is, ironically, about what won’t happen: Christie’s has pulled the Golconda Blue diamond from its Geneva...

Mid-April signals the start of the first-quarter earnings season, when we begin to assess just how the industry fared in the early months...

Wishing those who celebrate a meaningful Passover and Easter — both festivals commemorating historic and biblical stories of liberation...

How quickly markets change. Last week we were merely concerned about the residual affect higher US tariffs would have on the diamond...

Can you believe we’re already at the end of March? The first quarter has flown by, marking not just a milestone in the year but also the...

Here’s a question for you: Can the corporate entities in the diamond and jewelry industry connect with their customers in a personal and...

I must admit, as someone not directly involved in diamond trading, this turbulence can be fun to analyze.   That’s not to say I’m not...

We’ve got a busy week coming up in the diamond and jewelry industry. Mind you, there has been a lot going on in terms of events and...

My head is spinning there have been so many fantastically newsworthy developments in the diamond industry this week. ‘ All I Really Want...

Hello, my name is Avi Krawitz, and I’m addicted to De Beers. It’s been four days since I last wrote  about the company, and two weeks...