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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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Business & Economy

Private workers in these industries had the biggest pay raises over the past year

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Business & Economy

Can you use a car loan to build credit?

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Money

5 charts that show it's one of the worst times to buy a used car

A used car lot is filled with cars for sale.

Money

7 proven strategies to identify potential breakout stocks and boost your investment portfolio

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Money

Private-sector workers in these states had the biggest pay raises over the past year

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Business & Economy

5 most common sources of business startup capital

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Business & Economy

Most expensive types of used cars in the US

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Education

Teacher and student diversity in the US: How diverse is your state?

A teacher oversees a classroom of diverse students.

Money

$1.5 billion of unclaimed tax refunds are about to expire

Exterior view of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, DC.

Business & Economy

How the fall of Bed Bath & Beyond—and its 20% off coupon—is impacting the retail industry

A view of a Bed Bath & Beyond store from the parking lot.