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Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

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50 best colleges on the East Coast

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Quiz: Can you identify 50 famous companies by their logos?

Most liberal colleges in America

Metros where homes are selling for the most over asking price

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Business & Economy

Quiz: Can you identify 50 famous companies by their logos?

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Industries that laid off the most workers in January

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From Polaroids to Instant Pots: Every year's must-have shopping fad since 1973

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Best Midwest small towns to live in

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States with the highest rate of layoffs

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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 East Coast

Arched Hallway of Holder Hall on Princeton University Campus.

Most liberal colleges in America

Los Angeles school worker strike just latest in growing trend across US

Teachers, students, parents and community members protest upcoming layoffs in Los Angeles.

Best colleges in big cities

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50 best colleges on the West Coast

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Real Estate

Metros where homes are selling for the most over asking price

Best East Coast small towns to live in

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Where Canadians are buying homes in the US

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Cities where rents are rising the slowest—and even falling

Colorful two story homes in New Orleans.

Metros where homes are selling for the most under asking price

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Best small towns for retirees in America

College majors that make the most money

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College majors with the highest and lowest unemployment rates

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Best Southern small towns to live in

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States with the highest rates of small business employment

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Jobs with the highest gender pay gaps

50 most selective colleges in America

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10 industries in which information security analysts earn the most

Information security analysts in the workplace.

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High car prices, loan rates fueling an affordability crisis in the auto industry

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5 cities where minimum wage goes furthest—and where it falls short

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