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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

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The dangers of raising speed limits on interstates

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Why your business credit score isn’t going up — even if you’re paying on time

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Business & Economy

Can we trust in AI to power customer communications?

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The LLC generation: How modern entrepreneurs are rewriting the rules of business formation

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Business & Economy

Business & Economy

Can we trust in AI to power customer communications?

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Business & Economy

AI is replacing the search box. Could accessibility decide who gets found?

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Business & Economy

How to apply for and get a business credit card

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Business & Economy

E-commerce returns management: Tips for transforming reverse logistics from cost center to customer loyalty driver

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Business & Economy

Retail supply chains brace for a redefined 2026 as tariffs, technology gaps, and nearshoring upend old models

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Careers

How to become a group fitness instructor

A trainer cheers on attendees of her spin class in a gym.

The advantages of becoming a part-time fitness instructor and where to start

A fitness instructor leading a class.

Anti-hustle culture 2026: Gen Z's rebellion against burnout

A diverse Gen Z business team in a meeting room.

20 side hustle ideas to make extra money during the holidays and in 2026

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Gen Z earnings premium: Cities where young workers are excelling

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Education

Side hustles and skills: How today's college students are redefining success beyond the classroom

A college-age person wearing a crisp white shirt and headphones around his neck and bright white shoes sits on the side-facing seats in public transportation looking attentively at phone.

Schools that are good at teaching math are also good in reading — and vice versa

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10 European countries with great study options for US students in 2026

Three female university exchange students studying together around a sunny courtyard table.

‘Failing our kids’: Philadelphia’s struggle highlights how young learners nationwide miss out on legally mandated support services

Kimberly Halevy wearing a crimson red midi dress with mid-length sleeves walks with her son Joshua beside her, enjoy treats from an ice cream truck visible behind them, after a recent session with a special instructor.

Many young adults are barely literate despite earning a high school diploma

Godfrey Rangasammy, Supervisor of Science, background center, and Tanisha Johnson, a Science Coach, right, background, observe a chemistry class as Literacy coaches at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Real Estate

Top cities for middle-class families

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Cash out refinance vs. HEI

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4 predictions about the housing market in 2026

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Where homeowners have gained the most equity since 2019

An aerial view of the Atlantic City waterline in New Jersey.

How 50-year mortgages could destroy small landlords

An 'apartment for rent' sign on a house lawn.

Spring survey: Consumers plan to buy cars despite costs

Personal Finance

How to protect your assets from nursing home costs

Elderly woman in a nursing home activity area.

Business & Economy

Is there a leadership crisis brewing? Why leadership development programs are a must-have in 2025

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Personal Finance

Is this call coming from a scammer? 6 ways to know

Person holding their phone with an incoming call from an unknown number.

Personal Finance

What is debt-to-income ratio and how does it affect you?

Icons representing money and debt on opposite sides of a line, balancing on a wallet symbolizing income on a flourescent yellow background, with a white post it saying "Debt to Income Ratio."

Personal Finance

Love and money: How couples manage their finances in the first year of marriage

Young Black couple looking over laptop screen with papers and a calculator sitting on the table

Real Estate

Average HELOC balances surpassed $45,000 in 2024

A new wall and ground in construction for a modern extension of a house.

Knowing when it's time to talk to an employment attorney

An employee handbook and a cup of coffee in front a work computer keyboard.

Business & Economy

Inside the 2025 global e-commerce shift: How DTC brands are navigating tariffs, rethinking fulfillment, investing in advertising and protecting profitability

A businesswoman speaking on the phone while using a laptop in her small business production area.

Personal Finance

What to do when your spouse loses their job

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