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  • July 2008

    • Amid Selloff, Gold King Won't Flush His Throne

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 7, 08 2:53 PM CDT

      Amid Selloff, Gold King Won't Flush His Throne

      With gold prices hovering around $1,000 an ounce, one Hong Kong jeweler is melting down the shining palace he spent a decade building, unloading chandeliers and armored knights—everything but his 24-karat toilet, the Wall Street Journal reports. "I don't care if gold hits $10,000 an ounce," Lam Sai-wing says of the Lenin-inspired commode. "I'm not melting it down." More »

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      Hong Kong  • commodities  • gold  • jewelry  • toilet  • bathroom

  • May 2008

    • Serial Thieves Swipe $2.5M in JCPenney Gold

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 14, 08 11:17 AM CDT

      Serial Thieves Swipe $2.5M in JCPenney Gold

      California police are hunting a gang of gold thieves raiding JCPenney stores across the state, the Los Angeles Times reports. The gang has struck 11 times in 18 months to grab $2.5 million in jewelry, and they've been getting busier as the price of gold continues to climb. Cops aren't sure why the brazen thieves keep hitting JCPenney stores but suspect one of the culprits is an insider. More »

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      California  • theft  • gold  • jewelry  • JCPenney  • gold prices  • thief

  • April 2008

    • 50 Ways to Hock Your Lover

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 26, 08 12:08 PM CDT

      50 Ways to Hock Your Lover

      Diamonds really are a girl's best friend, especially when auctioned off to sympathetic sisters on ExBoyfriendJewelry.com. EBay offers goods without much backstory, but the founders of the gem-hocking site put a personal twist on swapping, selling, and auctioning artifacts of toxic relationships, the New York Times reports. More »

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      divorce  • eBay  • website  • love  • jewelry  • break-up

  • March 2008

    • Peru Dig Yields 4000-Year Old Gold Necklace

      newser  |  LiveScience  |  Mar 31, 08 8:06 PM CDT

      Peru Dig Yields 4000-Year Old Gold Necklace

      Researchers have dug up the oldest piece of crafted gold in the Americas, a 4,000-year old gold necklace, LiveScience reports. Found at a pre-Inca burial site in Peru, the bling proves that primitive societies sought displays of wealth. It signals "the social process towards some kind of inequality," said Mark Aldenderfer, a University of Arizona anthropologist. More »

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      archaeology  • Peru  • discovery  • gold  • jewelry  • anthropology

    • Tiffany Presses eBay to Police Forgeries

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 26, 08 8:26 AM CDT

      Tiffany Presses eBay to Police Forgeries

      A legal battle between Tiffany & Co and eBay could change the face of online auctioneering forever, the Wall Street Journal reports. The jeweler says eBay should be responsible for checking its millions of listings for counterfeit goods, while eBay maintains that it's up to the trademark holder to flag the fakes—especially since eBay itself never holds the items. More »

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      Internet  • eBay  • online auction  • copyright infringement  • jewelry  • courts  • counterfeit  • forgeries  • Tiffany  • trademarks

    • Why Buy a Bag You Can Rent?

      newser  |  Portfolio  |  Mar 25, 08 7:09 PM CDT

      Why Buy a Bag You Can Rent?

      The economic downturn has fueled a surge in leased luxury goods, Portfolio reports. A small membership fee or monthly payment enables designer addicts to rent It-bags and other high-end accessories at businesses like From Bags to Riches. "Instead of owning an asset you can just buy the experience," explains a CEO who thinks luxury-goods makers will move into the sector themselves. More »

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      fashion  • luxury goods  • jewelry  • fashion label  • rentals  • handbag

  • February 2008

    • Note to Self: Be My Valentine?

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 13, 08 12:52 PM CST

      Note to Self: Be My Valentine?

      Rather than going without that box of Godiva, about 8 million Americans are their own valentines, sending themselves gifts they're guaranteed to like, reports Reuters. Should you receive a valentine offering from a date, beau, or husband, disappointment may follow: There's a big difference between women's wishes and men's purchases. Men like to give lingerie, but only 2% of women want it. More »

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      shopping  • holiday  • jewelry  • retail shopping  • Valentine's Day  • lingerie  • gifts

  • January 2008

    • Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Refund

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 21, 08 10:13 AM CST

      Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Refund

      If you bought a diamond—any diamond—between 1994 and 2006, De Beers owes you money. The jewelry behemoth recently settled a class-action lawsuit that accused it of driving up diamond prices with monopolistic practices. To compensate, it will pay consumers up to 59% of their bling’s original price. But there are catches aplenty, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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      lawsuit  • settlement  • jewelry  • class action  • diamond  • De Beers  • monopolistic practices

    • Couple Finds Rare Pearl in Clam Dinner

      newser  |  South Florida Sun-Sentinel  |  Jan 2, 08 4:00 AM CST

      Couple Finds Rare Pearl in Clam Dinner

      A Florida couple found an extremely rare purple pearl in their steamed clam dinner that could turn out to be worth thousands of dollars. The two stopped for seafood at a local restaurant when the man bit down on something hard in one of his middleneck clams. When cleaned off, it turned out to be a small purple pearl. More »

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      Florida  • jewelry  • seafood  • gems

  • December 2007

    • Heidi's Bling Banged With Copyright Suit

      newser  |  People  |  Dec 30, 07 10:31 AM CST

      Heidi's Bling Banged With Copyright Suit

      Supermodel and "Project Runway" host Heidi Klum has been sued by a top jewelry manufacturer who claims her new line of bling is a clone of copyrighted designs, reports People . Van Cleef & Arpels argued in papers filed in Manhattan federal court earlier this month that Heidi's jewelry creates "confusion in the marketplace." More »

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      copyright infringement  • model  • supermodel  • jewelry  • Project Runway  • Heidi Klum  • bling

    • Online Buyers Want Blenders, Not Diamonds

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 24, 07 3:03 PM CST

      Online Buyers Want Blenders, Not Diamonds

      With a shaky economy causing consumers angst this holiday season, online e-tailers say shoppers are opting for functional over frivolous. E-sales of furniture and appliances have spiked more than 70%, while sales of jewelry, watches, and flowers have dropped, reports the New York Times . “It’s certainly counter to our expectations,” said the CEO of Furniture.com. More »

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      retail sales  • holiday shopping  • luxury goods  • jewelry  • flowers

    • Tiaras Go to Your Head

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 18, 07 12:00 PM CST

      Tiaras Go to Your Head

      Tiaras are this year's must-have adornment, with price tags that start at $9.99 and top out north of $400,000, the AP reports. Hello Kitty wore hers to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and girly girls of all ages—especially those with money to burn—find that the trend is turning heads. More »

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      jewelry  • style  • consumerism

    • What They Expect When Expecting

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 7, 07 4:33 PM CST

      What They Expect When Expecting

      How to pass the time while your wife’s in labor? Perhaps at the jewelry store. The New York Times profiles the trend of fathers rewarding their babies’ mothers with “push presents,” gifts for enduring pregnancy. Modern women “are likely to want some sort of tangible bonus” for their nine-months’ troubles, and their partners are rushing in with Louis Vuitton diaper bags. More »

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      pregnancy  • Louis Vuitton  • jewelry

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