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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

A man calculating his mortgage

Personal Finance

What’s the cost of raising a child in major US metros?

Kindergarten children group walking on crosswalk at Charles Street in Boston.

What is wage garnishment, and what should you do if you're facing it?

Worker pulling out a paycheck from its envelope.

Top-paying employers for registered nurses in 2025 and who’s hiring

A nursing student happily using a tablet inside campus.

9 reasons a commercial insurance claim could be denied

A flower shop owner carefully reviewing business documents while at the store.

Business & Economy

Business & Economy

How technology is preventing cargo theft, the quiet crime costing billions

Different modes of transportation for logistics or import and export.

Business & Economy

How moving companies can satisfy arbitration requirements

Long moving truck on a highway.

Business & Economy

Invoice processing: How it works, benefits, and best practices

Worker sealing "paid" sign on an invoice document.

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.

Careers

Top-paying employers for registered nurses in 2025 and who’s hiring

A nursing student happily using a tablet inside campus.

The most in-demand skills and jobs for 2025

A business team having a meeting at the office.

Where travel nurses earn the most and least: Pay trends by state and specialty

A travel nurse putting her bag in the trunk of her car.

The Future Workforce Index: Evolving talent trends in 2025 and beyond

Worker in a modern office smiling while using a laptop.

What is wage garnishment, and what should you do if you're facing it?

Worker pulling out a paycheck from its envelope.

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

Here’s how much house $1M buys you across the US

Aerial view of an upscale neighborhood in Dallas Fort Worth metroplex.

How to pass a rental credit check successfully

Young professional having a headache at work.

Why new-home prices are falling in summer 2025 – and where buyers can find deals now

For sale sign in front of a house.

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 a home warranty protects your home, even if you have home insurance

A home owner inspecting the kitchen range hood and a cat is beside the stove.

Personal Finance

The ultimate guide to managing your money

A woman budgeting using a calculator and counting money.

Money

Average length of a car loan nears 70 months

A car figure on top of a calendar.

Small Business

7 tips for choosing the best name for your business

A woman inside her small business studio is seemingly contemplating about ideas using a laptop and while writing on sticky notes.

Transportation

The most dangerous roads during Thanksgiving

A busy highway during the evening before Thanksgiving Day.

Small Business

41 tips to support small businesses this holiday season (on any budget)

Two women shopping for jewelry at a Christmas market

Money

Where millennials earn the most

Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve in San Jose, Santa Clara County in California, USA.

Education

Kids like free school meals. States are trying to reel in the costs.

Moises Gaspar chooses his lunch as he takes part in the nutrition program at Bradley Elementary school in East Boston.

Education

As more public schools offer prekindergarten, a teacher shortage is slowing progress

A young male teacher sitting on the floor with a tambourine in his hand surrounded by young kids.

Money

How to avoid buying a flood-damaged car

Cars are parked in a flooded street in Dania Beach, FL.

Real Estate

Where people are moving to Texas from

Aerial view of Austin, Texas and its freeway system during sunset.