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Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

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Metros where homes are selling for the most under asking price

Metros where homes are selling for the most over asking price

Business & Economy

6 ways to strengthen your retirement savings this year

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Colleges where graduates have the most student debt

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Business & Economy

Business & Economy

6 ways to strengthen your retirement savings this year

An older couple looking at their retirement finances.

Business & Economy

How the pandemic e-commerce surge spiked demand for truckers

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Business & Economy

Industries losing and gaining the most jobs

Business & Economy

How cashless spending has grown since 2015

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Business & Economy

How states compare by their commercial energy use

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Careers

A small business owner's guide to starting a 401(k) plan

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10 fastest-growing jobs in education

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10 ways businesses are tracking employee productivity in 2022

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Nearly 1 in 4 nurses said they're likely to leave nursing due to COVID-19—here's why

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50 most physical jobs in America

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Education

Colleges where graduates have the most student debt

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Colleges with the most Olympians since Tokyo 2020

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5 stats to know when comparing online-only colleges

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These are alternatives to teacher licensing requirements across 16 states

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5 countries that offer free college—and how they accomplished it

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Real Estate

Metros where homes are selling for the most over asking price

Infrastructure sectors hit hardest by ransomware

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10 US and Canadian cities that are converting office space into housing

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5 charts that showcase the US rental market in 2023

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Metros where homes are selling for the most under asking price

The poorest town in every state

Business & Economy

Industries with the worst gender pay gaps

Business & Economy

Most and least federally dependent states

Business & Economy

Notable acts of tax resistance throughout history

Business & Economy

Ranking states with the highest and lowest beer taxes

75 best cities to find a job

Best cities for an active retirement

Top 50 cities for a worktirement

Business & Economy

Biggest company from the year you were born

Business & Economy

Most successful company founded the year you were born