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Candles, clocks and throw pillows: 3 charts show how Home Depot and Lowe’s pivoted to ‘soft-DIY’

By Christopher Hickey, CNN Home Depot and Lowe’s are known for being a one-stop destination for do-it-yourself projects. But in recent years, they’ve both expanded into a different kind of home improvement: “soft DIY.” Experts say the expansion into this category — from vases and decorative pillows to artificial flowers and candles — shows a

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Tesla stock charges upwards on deal with GM

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business (CNN) — Tesla (TSLA) stock charged higher Friday following an announcement by General Motors that GM’s electric vehicles would be able to charge using Tesla (TSLA)’s charging network. That news following a similar announcement from Ford just two weeks before. The company’s stock was up about $12 a share, or

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Why do businesses keep raising their prices?

By Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — After two years of surging prices, economists still can’t agree on what has caused the world’s worst inflation crisis in decades. While the usual culprits cited by economists include pandemic-era supply chain bottlenecks, the war in Ukraine and various US economic policies, others say it’s due to

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