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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

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AI in procurement: Top benefits, use cases, and best practices

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AI is disrupting the workforce from the bottom up, and faster than you might think

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Personal Finance

How to achieve a perfect credit score, and why you don't really need it

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Business & Economy

How to do data enrichment the right way

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Business & Economy

Business & Economy

How to do data enrichment the right way

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Business & Economy

How the new tax law could impact your ecommerce business

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Business & Economy

How much should I keep in my business checking account?

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Business & Economy

Income management guide: Tips for achieving financial success

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Business & Economy

Container shipping rates surge $800-$900 amid carrier rate increases

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Careers

What is an AI generalist—and why does your business need one?

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Instead of cutting jobs, AI adoption is fueling startup hiring

Professionals lined up sitting for a job interview.

What Gen Z really wants at work (Hint: It’s not a ping-pong table)

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The Great Shift: How Gen Z is reshaping the future of nursing

Two young female nurses having coffee after work.

AI is disrupting the workforce from the bottom up, and faster than you might think

Focus shot on a young male entrepreneur working in an office.

Education

‘Back to the Dark Ages’: Education research staggered by Trump cuts

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Coalition hopes to ‘accelerate’ career training, apprenticeships

Indianapolis student Danny Bonila works as a lab technician at Plastic Recycling Inc.

10 ways to save on back-to-school shopping

A young woman choosing school supplies at a supermarket.

Survey: 60% of teachers used AI this year and saved up to 6 hours of work a week

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What is contributing to rising college costs?

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Real Estate

Real Estate

Best county to raise a family in every state

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Accessing the hidden value in your home: Why 2025 is the year to act

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Real Estate

Best places to live in the Midwest

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How to prepare to buy a home in the next five years

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Real Estate

Best places to raise a family in the Midwest

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Transportation

Reviewing instant cash offers for your car

A client and car dealer shake hands after agreeing to a sales contract.

Real Estate

Housing market sees price cuts, but experts say more are needed

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Transportation

How to sell an older car

A car covered by a grey tarpaulin.

Careers

'Our pay has not kept pace': Rideshare driver discontent grows with rising insurance and maintenance costs

Uber and Lyft drivers protest against pay cuts, longer hours and stressful shifts at the company's New York headquarters on June 12, 2024 in New York.

Money

AI gold rush: Proprietary trading firms race to lead the future of finance

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Business & Economy

Highest-paid CEOs in America

Tim Cook attends ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3 premiere.

Education

Will this be the year K-12 students recover from the pandemic's effect on learning?

A group of diverse students sitting together in a classroom looking at the books in fornt of them. In the background, a chalkboard with various mathematical equations or diagrams visible.

Education

These are the most common names for Ivy League grads

Harvard University during the spring.

Money

Financial advisors in these states saw the biggest pay jumps

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Money

Where you park affects your car insurance costs

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