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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

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Personal Finance

More Americans than ever are struggling to afford their prescriptions

A pharmacist filling prescription at a pharmacy.

The real cost of car ownership in the US

Person in the car paying for a parking ticket.

How credit scores are shaping the 2025 housing market

Figure of a house made of paper with credit report letters and cash around it.

How to reduce business energy costs (without cutting corners)

Young woman screwing light bulb into a ceiling lamp.

Business & Economy

Business & Economy

‘Build, baby, build’: A guide to Canada’s efforts to fast-track pipelines and mines

Pieces of the Trans Mountain Pipeline project sit in a storage lot outside of Hope, British Columbia, Canada.

Business & Economy

What collection debt looks like in America: A mid-year look

Young couple looking at each other with a serious expression while going through financial documents.

Business & Economy

What is a p-card? How to choose a purchasing card

Young woman using credit card to pay for food delivery.

Business & Economy

US car imports by state: A $219B market under tariff threat

Rows of imported cars lined up across shipping containers.

Business & Economy

How can industrial facilities minimize downtime during equipment repairs?

A mechanic repairing an AC servo motor.

Careers

ChatGPT has the answers. Great leaders have the questions

Problem-solving concept illustrated with halftone collage of two hands holding a lightbulb and a question mark.

Love your job? You’re more likely to be a manager

Satisfied woman happily sitting at work with her hands behind her head.

5 key global hiring trends to watch

An employee working from home in a videocall session with the CEO and other employees.

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.

The evolution of design thinking: From products to problem-solving across industries

A young graphic designer at work in office.

Education

To tackle chronic absenteeism, this high school lets students lead

Group phot of mentors and mentees at H.D. Woodson’s Attendance Pep Squad who met with community partners to learn how to build a stronger school culture.

As movement grows, microschools aren’t so ‘micro’ anymore

Volunteer Gae Bryant, right, works on a drawing exercise with two students in the K-2 class at The Ferguson School, a microschool that meets in an Atlanta-area church.

Education

Best big college towns in America

The University of Texas at San Antonio Marching Band performing at the Battle of Flowers Parade.

Financial literacy in America: Why the knowledge gap still costs us

Balancing a checkbook with U.S. bills and calculator and bills visible on a table.

AI skeptic creates chatbot to help teachers design classes

Human hand shaking robot hand, symbolizing human-robot collaboration and technology.

Real Estate

Top 20 US places where homes sell fastest

Person looking at the details of a house online.

When tenants have a right to counsel in eviction cases, but there aren’t enough lawyers to help

A desk with a judge's gavel on the left, a pile of books with the spines facing away from the camera and a blue book standing upright titled "Landlord Tenant Law" in gold letters.

Where homes are sitting on the market the longest and why

Aerial view of a residential area across the Hard Rock Stadium across in Miami, Florida.

The 10 most affordable and most expensive US cities to buy a house

Aerial view of a suburban area near Detroit, Michigan.

How credit scores are shaping the 2025 housing market

Figure of a house made of paper with credit report letters and cash around it.

Where homeownership is most and least prevalent in the U.S.

Aerial view of the neighborhoods near Sarasota area beaches in Florida.

Personal Finance

Do you need to pay quarterly estimated taxes? A complete guide

Taxpayer writing a check to the U.S. treasury.

Personal Finance

To the rescue: Why you need an emergency fund now

Concept of an emergency fund - a mini bag with a dollar symbol on it locked inside a jar.

5 ways to cut costs and take control of your business’s bottom line

Cheerful black business owners giving high five to each other behind their store counter.

Personal Finance

Keep getting texts about unpaid tolls? Here’s what to know about the new E-ZPass scam

E-ZPass scam text message received by a user.

AI overviews for attorneys: Winning the new search game

Concept graphics of technology and AI over a background of a legal professional using a laptop.

How much does business insurance cost?

E-commerce businesswoman looking at her tablet in her workshop.

The ultimate per diem guide: Everything employers and employees need to know

Hotel guest receiving a card key at the hotel reception.

Business & Economy

What collection debt looks like in America: A mid-year look

Young couple looking at each other with a serious expression while going through financial documents.

8 strategies to keep customers coming back to your business

Male customer holding up smartphone with rewards coupon to be scanned by business worker at a retail shop.