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Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

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5 charts that show how productivity levels vary by state

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50 best colleges on the West Coast

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Business & Economy

Counties where the most people work from home in each state

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The 10 best tax-friendly states—and the 10 worst

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Business & Economy

Business & Economy

5 charts that show how productivity levels vary by state

An assembly line worker installing a wheel on an orange bike.

Business & Economy

Counties where the most people work from home in each state

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Best small towns for retirees in America

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Jobs with the highest gender pay gaps

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Best Southern small towns to live in

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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

50 best colleges on the West Coast

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College majors that make the most money

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50 most selective colleges in America

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How summer programs targeted learning loss in grades K-12

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Reading scores are on the decline—here's what the Nation's Report Card says

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Real Estate

Cities where rents are rising the slowest—and even falling

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Mortgage lending nosedives, dropping 55% since last year

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25 cities where rents are rising the fastest

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Moo-ve over single-family homes: The hottest real estate investment this year may be farmland

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Where Canadians are buying homes in the US

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Counting patents: States with the most inventive residents

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Where Canadians are buying homes in the US

Sold sign in front of a house in a residential neighborhood.

Cities where rents are rising the slowest—and even falling

Colorful two story homes in New Orleans.

Mortgage lending nosedives, dropping 55% since last year

A couple wraps their arms around each other as they look at a house surrounded by trees.

25 cities where rents are rising the fastest

Row of contemporary residential townhouses.

Moo-ve over single-family homes: The hottest real estate investment this year may be farmland

Aerial view of pastures and farmlands.

Business & Economy

The most popular cars people are financing in every state

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Business & Economy

10 brands you might not know were founded by celebrities

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Business & Economy

How much Americans spent on holiday shopping in 2022

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Reading scores are on the decline—here's what the Nation's Report Card says

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