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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

A man calculating his mortgage

Personal Finance

IRS tax extension: The ultimate guide on what it means to extend your tax return

US tax forms 1040 and 4868.

Turn shipping and mailing data into cost savings with analytics

Data dashboard displayed on a laptop inside a warehouse.

Business & Economy

Sales tech stack ROI: What C-suite executives must fix now

Sales team collaborating in a modern open-plan office in a sales team meeting.

Personal Finance

Financial planning for 2026: Your Q1 action plan for goal-setting success

Businesspeople planning on paper in front of their laptop.s

Business & Economy

Business & Economy

Sales tech stack ROI: What C-suite executives must fix now

Sales team collaborating in a modern open-plan office in a sales team meeting.

Business & Economy

How to reduce senior care overtime costs with optimized nurse scheduling

A nurse assisting one of the elderly residents of a nursing home.

Business & Economy

Forecast: US white-collar and tech jobs may strengthen in Q1 2026

People walking and cycling around the Google headquarters.

Business & Economy

Transpacific market braces for Chinese New Year shutdown

Container ship passing through the Santa Barbara Channel with cargo en route to China from the Port of Los Angeles.

Business & Economy

AI for feedback without fear: A trust-and-compliance checklist for HR teams

An AI recruitment software graphic over a businessman using a tablet.

Careers

Why leaders are working more and leading less

A businessman illustrated with multiple arms and hands as a concept of multitasking.

Planning life after high school isn’t easy: 4 tips for students and their families

An illustration of a graduation concept, with a five students outside a school with a lightbulb and three arrows pointing in different paths.

Remote job market still strong despite return-to-office mandates

A woman using a laptop working from home.

New year, new job offer: How to make sense of your equity award package

A female jobseeker opening an application with a 'congratulations' message using a laptop.

GTM engineer: A high-impact career to consider in 2026

Software engineer working on coding a project.

Education

11 numbers that capture the Trump effect on education

: Protestors participating in a 'study-in' in front of the US Department of Education building on March 21, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

How education changed in one year under Trump

US President, Donald Trump, displaying a signed executive order aimed at closing the Education Department during an event at the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

AI tutors, with a little human help, offer ‘reliable’ instruction, study finds

Concept of AI-powered tutoring illustrated with a person dressed professionally that looks like a teacher whispering from behind toward a robot's head.

Is interest in a 4-year college degree drying up? Not really.

Students walking through Dickson Plaza by the Royce Hall on the UCLA campus in Westwood, California.

Will federal tax-credit scholarships help public school students?

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the House passed the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Real Estate

The most neighborly cities in the US

A rooftop view of a suburban neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Diverse, younger, ready to buy: Inside the demographic trends set to drive housing demand

People's hand holding tiny models of houses.

How to screen tenants fairly and stay compliant as a small landlord

A young woman checking cabinets of an apartment with a female real estate agent.

These 10 job markets are setting the stage for strong housing demand in 2026

A view of the French Quarter section in Charleston, South Carolina.

Average rent prices are falling across key US cities

The Gaslamp Quarter neighborhood in San Diego, California.

Survey: Small business profitability forecasts dropping nearly 50% year over year

A young small cafe business owner reviewing reports at a cafe desk.

Before special ed, there was the school-to-asylum pipeline. How one lawsuit helped end it

A custom collage showing prominent personalities and graphics related to the school-to-asylum pipeline in the 70s.

Business & Economy

Cheapest gas stations in every state Feb. 5, 2026

The side hustle tipping point: When a gig becomes a real business, and what happens if you wait too long to formalize

A young woman filming vlog content at home using her smartphone and a tripod.

How to align CRM and email marketing for better customer relationships

A business team collaborating and illustrated utilizing a CRM tool.

Personal Finance

What is a grace period for payments and how does it work?

Close up on the total amount due of a bill.

How to automate customer service: The ultimate guide

A female customer service worker using AI software to support operations.

Profitable businesses to start in 2026

A middle aged woman with her gym trainer.

The demand illusion: Why home prices are falling in these 9 growing US cities

Figures of wooden homes and a red declining arrow as a concept of decline in real estate.

11 highest-paying construction jobs for independent contractors

A specialist inside an elevator shaft to repair systems.