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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business For many couples who recently cemented their commitment to each other with an engagement, the choice of ring featured not natural but man-made gemstones — including the center diamond. While a diamond continues to be the most popular type of engagement stone, nearly one in four engagement rings in 2021

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business When PayPal split off from eBay a few years ago, eBay was considered to be the less exciting company. But that’s certainly not the case on Wall Street this year. Shares of eBay have surged more than 30% this year, while PayPal has stumbled more than 20%. The

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Few companies have gained more of an advantage during the pandemic than America’s warehouse club giants. During the early days of Covid, shoppers flooded into Costco, BJ’s and Sam’s Club — which were deemed “essential” businesses and stayed open through lockdowns — to load up on groceries and household staples

By Matt Egan, CNN Business President Joe Biden has already launched the biggest intervention into energy markets in a decade. Big Oil is nervous he’s not nearly done yet. For weeks, Democrats have been calling for Biden to go even further than releasing strategic oil reserves by banning US oil companies from shipping oil overseas.

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business As Elon Musk wrapped up his presentation of the Tesla Cybertruck back in November 2019, he had one more thing he still wanted to show off. “Oh, yeah. We also made an ATV,” he said, as if he had nearly forgotten about it. A rider came out in an electric

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Some people think cilantro is delicious. To others it tastes like soap. And now Chipotle is bringing both sides together. Chipotle launched a $8 Cilantro Soap bar, made of organic oils and coriander essential oil — and it’s already sold out a day after launch. The strange and silly stocking

Opinion by Gad Levanon for CNN Business Perspectives Three important trends are likely to dominate the US labor market in 2022: the ongoing economic recovery from the pandemic, the severe labor shortage, and the increasing adjustment to remote work. But there is one wildcard that could upend everything: A new Covid-19 surge, driven by Omicron

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The era of big Chinese companies heading to the United States to raise money may have just come to an end. What’s happening: China’s Didi announced Friday that it will “immediately” start the process of delisting from the New York Stock Exchange and pivot to Hong Kong. Coming just months