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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

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Money

Non-mortgage debt balances are declining in 2024

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Money

Buyer beware: How to spot fake online shopping sites

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Small Business

Mileage reimbursement for businesses: What you need to know

A modern car's analog speedometer.

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Business & Economy

Inside the fight against the counterfeit goods market, and how you can purchase wisely

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Business & Economy

Business & Economy

Inside the fight against the counterfeit goods market, and how you can purchase wisely

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Business & Economy

What is sustainable shopping? Here are 5 key facts ethically minded consumers need to know.

A woman shops at a zero-waste store.

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Business & Economy

Why more businesses are offering loyalty programs

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Business & Economy

Why the AI-ification of workplaces may move slower than we think

People in suits ascending staircase with AI-generated sky and butterflies on the horizon.

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Business & Economy

Can AI make human resources more personal? Many HR leaders seem to think so.

An applicant is interviewed by a board of four HR professionals.

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Careers

Careers

Meetings don't have to be painful. These 5 strategies can help teams stay engaged.

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Careers

Managers impact mental health as much as spouses—and other workplace well-being insights

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Careers

Health care will lead job creation over the next decade. These roles are expected to grow the most.

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Careers

These women-dominated, high-paying jobs are growing the fastest this decade

A woman in scrubs holding her hand in the air on a patio facing a city.

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Careers

As the US invests in infrastructure at record levels, construction workers may be hard to find

A construction worker wearing yellow hard hat kneeling down on metal rods at a construction site, focused on his task.

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Education

Education

Kids like free school meals. States are trying to reel in the costs.

Moises Gaspar chooses his lunch as he takes part in the nutrition program at Bradley Elementary school in East Boston.

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Education

As more public schools offer prekindergarten, a teacher shortage is slowing progress

A young male teacher sitting on the floor with a tambourine in his hand surrounded by young kids.

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Education

Rhode Island and California get an A in Sex Ed: See how other states stack up in new study

A high school classroom with teacher and students.

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Education

Left powerless: Non-English–speaking parents denied vital translation services

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Education

15% of public school students have disabilities. Resources to support them can vary dramatically

Teacher working with student at her desk.

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Real Estate

Real Estate

Younger homeowners are more likely to have home insurance dropped

A young woman looking up information on home contracts and insurance using a phone and a laptop.

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Real Estate

Where people are doing most home renovations

Aerial view of Milwaukee east side looking towards the University Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

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Real Estate

The top city everyone wants to move to in every state in 2024

Aerial view of Lake Sumter in The Villages, Florida.

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Real Estate

Where baby boomers are buying the most homes

A row of newly built homes in Raleigh, NC.

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Real Estate

Where people are moving to Texas from

Aerial view of Austin, Texas and its freeway system during sunset.

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Business & Economy

Is real estate actually a good investment?

A neighborhood of nice homes with apartment buildings under construction in the background.

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Real Estate

6 home improvement projects that offer the best return on your investment

A photo of a remodeled modern kitchen with green, white and wooden interiors and fully furnished.

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Business & Economy

5 tech advancements sports venues have added since your last event

The field at SoFi Stadium.

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Business & Economy

What's behind the declining trust America has in its nurses, police officers, and 21 other professions

A photo illustration of five similarly sized circles with people of different professions within each circle, including a pharmacist talking to a patient, a police office standing next to a car, a veterinarian attending to a small terrier, a car salesperson helping two buyers, and a judge holding a gavel.

Real Estate

With property values strong in 2023, many homeowners tapped home equity lines of credit, pushing total HELOC balances up 6.6%

Woodworker with equipment building a modern backyard garden shed.

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Education

Districts where student-teacher ratios are still behind pre-pandemic levels

A teacher helps young students with lesson.

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Education

The surprising effectiveness of having kids study their errors to succeed

Pencil rests on open study book with image of graph and math problems.

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Money

Investing in Bitcoin for a long-term portfolio is too risky, according to Vanguard CEO

Bitcoin with stock market charts in background as concept of fluctuating cryptocurrrency values.

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Money

Scams stealing government benefits like unemployment checks have jumped 82%: Here's how to protect yourself

U.S. Treasury check, social security card and hundred dollar bills displayed on tabletop as concept of elements of ID theft scams.

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Money

Gold vs. stocks: As both hit record highs, which is performing better for investors?

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