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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

A man calculating his mortgage

Best housing markets for first-time homebuyers

Aerial view of the residential neighborhoods in Cape Coral, Florida.

First-time homebuyer guide: Every step detailed from budgeting to close

A young female homeowner holding up the keys to her house.

Where and why Americans are moving in 2025

A moving truck parked on a residential street in Sunnyvale, California.

Business & Economy

How in-store shopping has changed over the last 75 years

A smiling woman in a store, holding a bottle with a pump and looking at her phone.

Business & Economy

Business & Economy

How in-store shopping has changed over the last 75 years

A smiling woman in a store, holding a bottle with a pump and looking at her phone.

Business & Economy

Retail labor plans fall short on the front line, survey finds

Small business owner changes store sign to closed.

Business & Economy

Getting an H-1B visa is like winning the lottery — here’s how the program works

Stamp of an H1B worker's visa on a passport.

Business & Economy

States that stand to be the most impacted by tariffs

Map of U.S rendered in blue with financial candlestick chart overlaid on top illustrating concept of state economies.

Business & Economy

How AI is transforming manufacturing industries

A factory optimizes digitalization where workers are working on high-tech equipment.

Careers

5 key global hiring trends to watch

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

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

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

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

A young graphic designer at work in office.

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

Worker in a modern office smiling while using a laptop.

Which skills are the most valuable in an AI-powered world of work?

A group of software engineers working using their laptops.

Education

AI skeptic creates chatbot to help teachers design classes

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

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.

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.

Student absences have surged since COVID-19. Some lawmakers say parents should be jailed

A school chair behind bars.

Study from math learning platform shows difficulty in motivating teachers to change behaviors

Person holding smartphone with lots of message alert icons superimposed on the screen, with laptop in the background.

Real Estate

First-time homebuyer guide: Every step detailed from budgeting to close

A young female homeowner holding up the keys to her house.

Where and why Americans are moving in 2025

A moving truck parked on a residential street in Sunnyvale, California.

Saving sinking homes

Schoolchildren play on melting ice at the climate change affected Yupik village of Napakiak on the Yukon Delta in Alaska on April 18, 2019.

Here’s how US tariffs may affect home prices in 2025

Single family homes under construction.

Best housing markets for first-time homebuyers

Aerial view of the residential neighborhoods in Cape Coral, Florida.

Education

With student loan forgiveness programs in limbo, here's how some borrowers may find relief

Students wear graduation gowns outside of the White House.

Money

Average FICO Scores increased the most in these 9 cities

Shoppers walking in a village district in North Carolina.

Education

College costs are skyrocketing. Does attending a pricier school pay off?

Yale University in fall.

Money

Real estate crowdfunding in Canada

A conceptual image showing three people holding a house figure to represent investing in a real estate.

Business & Economy

Rising rents are pushing Americans out of cities. Here's why it's causing the 'donut effect.'

A moving truck in the city.

Business & Economy

More Americans are missing mortgage payments, though still fewer than pre-pandemic

A woman doing personal accounting at a laptop.

Business & Economy

Which items has inflation impacted the most?

Food inflation concept where a tray of eggs is shown with a 20 dollar bill.

Transportation

How roundabouts reduce accidents while improving traffic flow

Aerial view of a traffic roundabout in Hingham near Boston, MA.

Education

These are the best community colleges in the US

Gateway Technical College's Lincoln Building in Racine, Wisconsin.

Small Business

How to protect your restaurant business from common and costly insurance claims

A modern restaurant interior.