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Museum To Stage Activity For IDE Members' Children
The events will take part on three days of the eight-day festival.
NRF Forecasts 121M Cyber Monday Shoppers
The NRF’s Thanksgiving weekend results showed that 103 million people shopped online over the weekend.
In-Store Black Friday Sales Decline But Online Improves
$10.4 billion of the sales were on Black Friday and $1.8 billion on Thanksgiving, ShopperTrak said in a statement.
ISO Standard 18323: Creates Trust For Consumers
 WFDB recommends seeing the exact definitions on ISO's web site.
Prof Dan Shechtman Guest of Honor at Israel Diamond Wk

Shechtman, who investigated material structure, won the Nobel Prize in 2011 and the Israel Prize for physics in 1998 following his research which discovered and defined a new natural crystalline structure.

Shekel Stronger After Bk of Israel Keeps Rate Unchanged
The central bank decided to leave its key interest rate unchanged at 0.1%.
IDE Urges WFDB Members to Attend Winter Diamond Wk

Preliminary registrations indicate that the concept and format of the International Diamond Week in Israel is catching on.

Lucara Makes History With 1,111 Carat Diamond
A conference call will be held later today (Thursday) by the company to discuss the recovery.
Antwerp Court Jails 4 Traders In Certification Fraud Case
Ari Epstein, CEO of AWDC, said it was important that the court gave an appropriate punishment.
Luk Fook Warns Of 40% Drop In Profits In Fiscal H1
Luk Fook, which posted first-half profit of $103.82 million last year, is due to announce earnings on November 26.
Blue Moon Sold by Ehud Laniado's Cora International for $48.5 Million
The diamond was displayed at the Israel Diamond Exchange's rough diamond week.
16 Ct Fancy Vivid Pink Sells For World Record Price
The Magnificent Jewels sale generated sales of $109.5 million, selling 80 percent by lot and 86 percent by value.