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      <title>U.S. consumer confidence holds steady in September</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[U.S. consumer confidence, which had declined sharply in August, remained essentially unchanged in September, according to the respected Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index.
The consumer index now stands at 45.4 (1985=100), up slightly from... <a href='http://nyddc.com/us-consumer-confidence-holds-steady-in-september.aspx'>read more</a><div>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <title>Christie’s looks to spectacular with Fall jewelry season ending with Elizabeth Taylor sale</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Auction house Christie’s is putting the final touches to spectacular fall season, the final part coming only in December with the much talked about sale of items from the collection of the late actress Elizabeth Taylor.
Christie’s New York season... <a href='http://nyddc.com/christie’s-looks-to-spectacular-with-fall-jewelry-season-ending-with-elizabeth-taylor-sale.aspx'>read more</a><div>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <title>Deloitte predicts 2.5-3 percent increase in holiday sales, driven by non-store business</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[While recent financial data both in the United States and abroad has cast a shadow over the upcoming holiday season, a just released forecast by Deloitte is providing some better cheer.  Despite the slow U.S. economic recovery, it says U.S.... <a href='http://nyddc.com/deloitte-predicts-25-3-percent-increase-in-holiday-sales-driven-by-non-store-business.aspx'>read more</a><div>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <title>Bloomberg: Following breakup with Swatch, Tiffany is attractive takeover target</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Following the premature termination of its 20-year watch partnership with Swatch, luxury jeweler Tiffany and Co. Is an attractive takeover target, wrote Bloomberg in a lengthy online report released over the weekend.Despite having ended its alliance ... <a href='http://nyddc.com/bloomberg-following-breakup-with-swatch-tiffany-is-attractive-takeover-target.aspx'>read more</a><div>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <title>Lazare Kaplan International certified by Responsible Jewellery Council</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lazare Kaplan International  has become the latest diamond company to achieve certification from the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), which acknowledged that  the New York-based firm has met the ethical, human rights, social and environmental... <a href='http://nyddc.com/lazare-kaplan-international-certified-by-responsible-jewellery-council.aspx'>read more</a><div>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <title>Tiffany &amp; Co. looking to expand its access to direct diamond mine supply</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[New York-headquartered luxury jeweler Tiffany &amp; Co. is looking to increase its supply of rough diamond direct from the source, with the company’s chief executive Michael Kowalski telling the Financial Times the company would be ready to repeat a ... <a href='http://nyddc.com/tiffany-co-looking-to-exapnd-its-access-to-direct-diamond-mine-supply.aspx'>read more</a><div>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <title>Lower retail sales predicted for 2011 holiday season, but luxury retailers should stay buoyant</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Retail sales in the United States during the 2011 holiday season  are likely to rise 3 percent in November and December, compared with a 4.1 percent increase during the same two months a year earlier, suggests a study released by ShopperTrak, a... <a href='http://nyddc.com/lower-retail-sales-predicted-for-2011-holiday-season-but-luxury-retailers-should-stay-buoyant.aspx'>read more</a><div>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <title>First lady dazzles at New York political fundraiser with $42,150 diamond bracelet and cuffs</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[First Lady Michelle Obama wowed attendees at a a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in New York this week with a diamond bracelet and cuffs worth $42,150; and as she has done consistently with the clothes she wears, she promoted the talent of... <a href='http://nyddc.com/first-lady-dazzles-at-new-york-political-fundraiser-with-42150-diamond-bracelet-and-cuffs.aspx'>read more</a><div>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <title>$300,000 diamond ring purchased from Blue Nile via iPhone</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Changing consumer trends were illustrated recently when a prospective groom purchased a diamond engagement ring worth $300,000 from Blue Nile, using the Internet  jewelry retailer’s iPhone app.“While an extraordinary purchase, large jewelry... <a href='http://nyddc.com/300000-diamond-ring-purchased-from-blue-nile-via-iphone.aspx'>read more</a><div>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <title>Diamond Empowerment Fund and China Charity Federation garner $2.5 million from Hong Kong benefit</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A benefit dinner held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Kong on September 20 brought in $2.5 million for the U.S.-based Diamond Empowerment Fund and the China Charity Federation.Chaired by Dr. Henry Cheng, vice chairman of the Chow Tai Fook Group, and... <a href='http://nyddc.com/diamond-empowerment-fund-and-china-charity-federation-garner-25-million-from-hong-kong-benefit.aspx'>read more</a><div>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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