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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

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Business & Economy

Sprouting: How typical seed investment values have shot up over the past decade

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Business & Economy

Here's how the global economy impacts your car insurance rate

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Insurance

Integrating ICHRAs with other employee benefits: 8 best practices for employers

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Small Business

10 proven ways to spark a successful business idea

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Business & Economy

Business & Economy

Sprouting: How typical seed investment values have shot up over the past decade

Two business colleagues analyzing company finances on a tablet.

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Business & Economy

Here's how the global economy impacts your car insurance rate

A person repairing a vehicle on a lift.

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Business & Economy

What is whaling? How and why scammers target top management

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Business & Economy

Not everyone is keen on artificial intelligence. Here's why some businesses are skeptical.

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Business & Economy

Will the EU's sweeping regulations make Big Tech platforms safer?

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Careers

Careers

A crisis by the numbers: Nursing shortages in 2025 by state

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Careers

How to integrate old and new teams

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Careers

Most people in these jobs have never been married

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Careers

How artificial intelligence is transforming HR departments

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Careers

Cities and states with the biggest female wage gap

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Education

Education

Beyond the classroom: How schools are getting creative to help struggling families

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Education

More states mandate screenings for reading challenges in young kids

Low angle photo of third-graders reading books in at Castro Elementary.

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Education

The decline of the college-educated American man

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Education

Utah university removes 'equity' and 'inclusion' from mission statement because of anti-DEI law

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Education

Rural teachers enjoy a better cost of living, less stress, and more great benefits

A grade school teacher happily looks over pupils answering a math exercise on the board.

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Real Estate

Real Estate

Where baby boomers are moving

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Real Estate

12 of the most affordable places to live in the US in 2025

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Real Estate

How much do property managers charge, anyway?

A couple inspects the kitchen of an apartment with a property manager.

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Real Estate

Renters save money with reusable tenant screening reports: These states allow them

A landlord hands over keys of property to approved tenant.

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Real Estate

Build-to-rent boom: 110,000+ single-family rentals under construction across U.S., with Texas, Arizona, and Florida in the lead

New single-family homes under construction in Phoenix, AZ.

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Real Estate

With property values strong in 2023, many homeowners tapped home equity lines of credit, pushing total HELOC balances up 6.6%

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Education

Districts where student-teacher ratios are still behind pre-pandemic levels

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Education

The surprising effectiveness of having kids study their errors to succeed

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Money

Investing in Bitcoin for a long-term portfolio is too risky, according to Vanguard CEO

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Money

Scams stealing government benefits like unemployment checks have jumped 82%: Here's how to protect yourself

U.S. Treasury check, social security card and hundred dollar bills displayed on tabletop as concept of elements of ID theft scams.

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Money

Gold vs. stocks: As both hit record highs, which is performing better for investors?

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Real Estate

Outdoor TVs, 'she sheds' and saltwater pools: 20 features that could boost a home's sale price and speed up offers

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Education

Innovative apps help teachers communicate with families in their preferred language

Young teacher sits in kindergarten classroom setting using smart phone

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Money

Could Elon Musk help the Dogecoin cryptocurrency surge to a $1 value?

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Business & Economy

Import costs in these industries are keeping prices high

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