Precision measurement instrument authority Urs Wolfensberger outlines technological advancements in jewelry scales and regulation affecting their use.

Following a four-year investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission has decided not to take any action against Bidz.com, the company announced on Monday.

Helzberg Diamonds announced that the sale of its “I Am Loved” bears have raised more than $450,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation over the past two years.

A Danish court has ruled that Lise Aagaard Copenhagen A/S, the parent company of Trollbeads, was within its rights when it terminated its North American distribution contract with Columbia, Md.-based Lund Trading LLC last year.

The building momentum of the holiday shopping season meant significantly increased traffic to jewelry, luxury goods and accessories websites in December, according to comScore.

Jewelers for Children has partnered with Goldstein Communications to boost awareness and extend the reach of the JFC via social media platforms.

Law enforcement authorities here are looking for information on a trio of rings valued at more than $50,000 that were stolen in a fatal home invasion involving an elderly couple.

Sara Yood has joined the Jewelers Vigilance Committee as assistant general counsel, a position that focuses on trademark monitoring, Federal Trade Commission review of the jewelry industry guides and general legal support.

The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority has become the second regulatory body to criticize Pandora for waiting too long to go public with its financial woes.

The Jeweler’s Security Alliance held a luncheon on Saturday here that awarded two individuals who have helped to fight crime against the jewelry industry.

The Indian government today approved a proposal by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs to make the hallmarking of gold mandatory. Until now, hallmarking, which was introduced in 2001, has been entirely voluntary.

More than $1 million worth of Rolexes and other high-end watches, believed to have been stolen in numerous smash-and-grab robberies, have been recovered by police here.

Claims in recent ads by on-line sellers of diamond simulants raise concerns about accuracy, confusion and deception and illustrate when advertisers must be able to substantiate or refrain from making specific claims.

Merit Diamond Corp. announced recently that it has “successfully obtained judgment” in another copyright infringement case involving pieces from its “Sirena Collection.”

After a decade of legal wrangling, an appeals court has issued a decision that permits payment of claims in the De Beers class-action lawsuit to move forward.

A Hispanic female executive with De Beers Diamond Jewellers U.S. Inc. is suing the retail chain, claiming she was passed over for the top post in favor of a “less-qualified white woman,” court papers show.

Canadian designer and manufacturer JewelPops Inc. announced that it has reached a confidential settlement agreement with Royal Chain Group and Helzberg Diamonds Inc., both of which the company sued earlier this year for allegedly infringing on its “Kameleon” line.

The suspect wanted in connection with the Dec. 8 murder of a jeweler in Westport, Conn., has been spotted in security footage visiting some of the main jewelry centers on the East Coast.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Controls updated its list of sanctioned Zimbabwean companies to include the two firms recently cleared to export rough from the troubled Marange area of the country.

Authorities here have released surveillance photos of a man they want to question in connection with an armed robbery that left a jeweler dead and his associate in critical condition.

Environmental group Earthworks is applying more public relations pressure to the jewelry industry, this time advocating for Macy’s to commit to sourcing gold ethically.

Tiffany & Co. is highlighting its environmental and social responsibility efforts with a new online report, the company announced last week.

Just ahead of the holiday season, Alaska Natives, commercial fishermen and mining reform group Earthworks are attempting to apply public-relations pressure to Signet Jewelers over a controversial mine project in Alaska.

Jewelry, environmental and mining stakeholders met here late last month to facilitate the broad introduction of Fairtrade and Fairmined gold in the U.S. market next year.

A prominent New York diamantaire was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison this week for hiding more than $7.1 million in a Swiss bank account so he didn’t have to pay taxes on it.