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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

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

Personal Finance

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

An office table with a laptop showing credit score.

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

A hand encircling a group of business people graphic figures with a red marker.

Business & Economy

How the new tax law could impact your ecommerce business

Payment apps on an iPhone and a Form 1099-K document.

Business & Economy

How much should I keep in my business checking account?

Business employee taking a photo of a deposit check.

Business & Economy

Income management guide: Tips for achieving financial success

A female business worker looking at business documents.

Business & Economy

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

A crane loading a cargo ship at a shipping port.

Careers

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

Businesswoman using a tablet during a team meeting.

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)

Office workers enjoying a catered lunch

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

View from back of classroom of multiracial high school students in class using laptops while teacher marks exams.

What is contributing to rising college costs?

Photo illustration showing concept of college education cost with a jar of savings, a graduation cap, books and a blackboard with math in the background.

Real Estate

Real Estate

Best county to raise a family in every state

Father carrying daughter on shoulders in park.

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

Wooden scale balancing a mini wooden figure of a house on the right and stack of coins on the left.

Real Estate

Best places to live in the Midwest

Aerial view of suburban Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin.

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

Child learning to ride bicycle with help of her parents.

Real Estate

Average home sale price in the U.S. nears $1 million in higher-priced housing markets

Panoramic night view of urban sprawl in San Jose, Silicon Valley, California; Visible light trail left by cars driving on one of the freeways.

Money

Why is a Roth IRA better than a traditional one for beneficiaries?

Concept of Traditional IRA and Roth IRA depicted on paper list in notebook on a wooden table with blank columns for pros and cons.

Money

A closer look at 8 common construction risks

An aerial view of construction workers pouring concrete for a project site.

Transportation

One city's unique bike giveaway program is a win for mobility justice

Money

Car insurance safety net or money trap? Can you be overinsured?

Graphic design checklist and icons representing risks overlaid on image of person sitting at a desk; concept of insurance.

Money

State of retail cards and buy now, pay later in 2024

A person holding a credit card, making a purchase payment using a laptop and a phone.

Transportation

These cities had the worst traffic in 2023

Rush hour traffic out of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

Education

'Astonishing' absenteeism, trauma rates root of academic crisis

An empty chair in a sparsely attended high school classroom in Stamford Connecticut practicing hybrid learning during the pandemic.

Transportation

In some states, road safety is going in reverse

Major traffic accident with multiple cars involved, at junction of Loop 1604 with I-10 in San Antonio, TX with firefighters, police and ambulance at the scene.

Transportation

Federal mandates meant to make trucking safer, so why have fatal truck accidents increased?

A large blue truck on a rural road.