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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

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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

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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

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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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Education

Why some children don't participate in extracurriculars and how to close the access gap

Family playing chess together.

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Real Estate

Rent-to-own homes: What are they and why are they so popular?

A family celebrates moving into a new home

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Money Society

It's never too late to plan ahead: Here are the major milestones on the road to retirement

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Money

5 ways a will provides crucial financial benefits to you and your loved ones

A older woman in a gray sweater fills out a will

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Business & Economy

Marketing, sales, and other areas where AI drives revenue increases for companies

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Money

Ready to open a Roth IRA? Here are 5 key ways it can help your retirement planning

On a desk, a calculator, a handwritten financial plan, and a jar of coins

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Business & Economy

27M Americans own businesses with no employees—here's who they are

An illustration of three individual small business owners.

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Real Estate

Nearly 60% of homeowners surveyed are putting off home repairs due to cost

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Real Estate

Nearly two-thirds of new office construction is in the Sun Belt—but don't count out the coasts

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Business & Economy

New businesses in these 10 states are creating the most new jobs

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