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Zale Corp (ZLC), the third-largest jeweler in the United States, is considering selling its Piercing Pagoda kiosk business, Bloomberg News reported. Zale is considering selling the business in order to focus on its fine jewelry operations, Bloomberg News said without naming its sources. The...

Jeweler Zale Corp. (ZLC) reported a loss from continuing operations of $3.03 per share for the quarter ended Oct. 31, compared with a loss of $1.87 per share a year earlier. The results for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 included a charge to interest expense of $46 million. This resulted from...

A 24.8-carat pink diamond was sold in an auction for a $46.2 million on Tuesday, the most money ever paid for a jewel, auction house Sotheby's said in a statement.

A Barbie doll featuring a diamond necklace sold at a New York auction for a record $302,500. The one-off Barbie is wearing a black strapless evening gown with a choker necklace featuring a one-carat square-cut pink diamond, BBC News said. The price smashed the previous record for a Barbie sale,...

Victoria's Secret unveiled a $2 million diamond-encrusted bra. Supermodel Adriana Lima modeled the "Bombshell Fantasy Bra" in New York Wednesday. It features sapphires, topaz stones and 3,000 white diamonds, according to The Kansas City Star. Sponsored Links It took craftsmen more than a...

The luxury jeweler said its fiscal second-quarter net profit rose 19% thanks to solid growth in most regions. Tiffany also raised its full-year outlook.

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Tween Brands Inc., which operates the Justice and Limited Too clothing stores, is recalling necklaces, bracelets and earrings after tests showed they had high levels of the heavy metal cadmium, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. In all, 19 different types of jewelry are subject to...

If you're having a problem with a business, Consumer Ally can help. Write us at HelpMe@WalletPop.com. Q. Last August, I sent a bracelet and a diamond from a ring to Cash4Gold. They sent me $50 for the gold bracelet, but said they never received the heart-shaped diamond. They asked that I produce...

UPDATE: Walmart announced it is pulling the products identified as containing cadmium that are carried in its stores. "We will immediately remove from sale those items identified in recent media reports regarding cadmium while our own investigation is being completed, and until more is known,"...