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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

A man calculating his mortgage

What’s the right amount of AI when hiring?

Concept of HR recruitment showing digital human figures illustrated over a businessperson using a laptop.

Personal Finance

Who is checking your credit? More people than you realize

A couple engaging in a discussion with a financial advisor.

Business & Economy

How can you identify hidden behavioral health costs, and why does it matter?

A stressed young black woman with her hands over her face at work.

Keep the heat on: Why your insurer cites negligence to deny frozen pipe claims

Heavy snow destroys as it accumulated on a home's drainage system.

Business & Economy

Business & Economy

How can you identify hidden behavioral health costs, and why does it matter?

A stressed young black woman with her hands over her face at work.

Business & Economy

Micro-retirements are on the rise. Here's what HR leaders need to know

Group of three sitting at a table at work. Man in the middle is laughing and holding a pencil and two women are on either side of him.

Business & Economy

Poll shows business leaders eager for AI agents in customer experience, but challenges stall adoption

A futuristic digital AI interface.

Business & Economy

Awaiting the Fed’s next move? Watch 10-year T-notes

Workers paint an eagle statue on the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC.

Business & Economy

Protecting your business from credit card fraud

A male small business owner feeling stressful while reading finance documents.

Careers

10 hidden cities where your career could take off in 2026

View of the Rotterdam city skyline over the Nieuwe Maas River during twilight in Netherlands.

Careers

The 50 highest-earning 2-year degrees

What top marketing job candidates really want

A young female marketing professional smiling at her phone while standing on an escalator.

The new corporate rat race: Who can look the busiest

Top view of a large business group around a table during a meeting.

Do degrees still matter?

A business woman hanging a framed diploma.

Education

Education

Public schooling is best in these US cities

Children boarding yellow school bus with backpacks.

Education

The top 50 party schools in America

Chuks Amaechi #41 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates with fans after the game against the Missouri Tigers on October 17, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cheating beyond ChatGPT: Agentic browsers present risks to universities

A classroom equipped with computers inside Spring Hill College's Library Building in Mobile, Alabama.

Education

Best colleges in big cities

Columbia university campus aerial view.

Education

20 best colleges on the East Coast

A Saybrook College building at Yale University.

Real Estate

Cities where housing is most and least affordable for residents

Aerial view of downtown El Paso in Texas at dusk.

Where investors are buying houses in 2025

A view of waterfront homes in Boothbay Harbor in Maine.

Predicting the 25 hottest-selling real estate markets in 2026

A modern, luxury home with a wide lawn in a Northwestern residential neighborhood in the US.

States where home prices are dropping the fastest

A view of West Palm Beach's skyline in Florida.

Six-figure incomes now required to afford a home in majority of top US cities

Woman with bright red hair explores property listings through a window while standing in front of a real estate display in a vibrant urban area.

Personal Finance

Saving through an energy-efficient home

Middle-aged woman wearing pajamas adjusts modern thermostat in a bright house with a vaulted ceiling while a person wearing blue pajamas is seen in the kitchen counter in the background.

How creators influence every stage of the customer journey

Webpage of TikTok Shop is seen on its corporate website on an iPhone.

How to start investing in real estate

Aerial view of contemporary, modern duplex multistory houses in the USA.

Personal Finance

Where Americans have the most retirement savings

A golf course with condominium buildings overlooking in Hawaii.

How to get a business credit card for startups

Black woman entrepreneur looking at a business credit card and holding smartphone inside an office with boxes and shelves and a blurred blond person in the background.

How much can renters save by switching from a car commute to using public transit?

Rush hour commuters using NYC 42 Street Port Authority Transportation.

Personal Finance

Why you're wasting money on your meds: The truth about generics, brands, and prescription discounts

Woman holding up a smart phone with red discount coupon displayed with and drugstore shelves in the background.

Personal Finance

Nearly a third of Americans aren't filling their prescriptions because of high costs

Last two pills from an empty pill pack and a few other empty bottles of prescription.

Business & Economy

What kinds of small businesses are doing the best?

Technician servicing a home air conditioning unit.

Personal Finance

What you need to know about Social Security spousal benefits

A middle aged black couple reviewing forms and looking up information at home using a tablet.