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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

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

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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Education

A bungled FAFSA rollout threatens students' college ambitions

Rene Torres, left, works on his FAFSA with Denver Scholarship Foundation college adviser Federico Rangel at Denver's West High School in April.

Education

Banned books make up the sophomore English curriculum at this high school

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Money

10 states with the highest and lowest salary needed to live comfortably

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Money

Buying a car with cash? Here's how to determine when it's the best financial move for you

A car buyer receives the car keys to his purchase.

Education

Business schools embrace sustainability

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Education

As Covid-19 emergency funding dries up, some rural schools may face a steep fiscal cliff in 2024

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Real Estate

Hedge funds may soon be banned from owning single-family homes

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) speaks at a press conference outside of the U.S. Capitol Building.

Money

How much should college students take out in student loans?

A college student seemingly calculating bills holding a phone with one hand and holding a paper bill with the other.

Business & Economy

Where cannabis is supporting tax revenue the most

Cannabis leaf over currency background.

Money

Break the cycle of debt: Here's how to get out of credit card debt, even during financial hardships

A person holding bills and receipts with credit cards and a calculator nearby.