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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

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Personal Finance

How to know if someone’s been using your identity

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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

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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.

Business & Economy

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

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Business & Economy

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

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Business & Economy

How can industrial facilities minimize downtime during equipment repairs?

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Business & Economy

The most volatile cryptocurrencies in the first half of 2025

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Careers

ChatGPT has the answers. Great leaders have the questions

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

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5 key global hiring trends to watch

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Knowing when it's time to talk to an employment attorney

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

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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

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AI skeptic creates chatbot to help teachers design classes

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Real Estate

Is your city the next millionaire hotspot? Surprising new hubs for wealthy renters and buyers

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High mortgage rates are still impacting home sales in 2025

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The renter suburb: Renters outnumber owners in 203 suburbs in largest US metros

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Aging homes, rising prices: The 10 cities with the oldest houses in the U.S.

Wooden houses in the industrial suburb of Buffalo, NY, USA.

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

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

Real Estate

Best places to live in America

Street scene from the midwest suburban city of Carmel, Indiana along the Monon Trail near the Arts and Design District.

Money

U.S. metros where financial advisor income has grown the most

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Careers

11 of the richest self-made teenagers in the US

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Real Estate

Don't forget homeowners insurance for your new home

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Education

Laws and loopholes still perpetuate school segregation across America

Concept of segregation in America illustrated by view of map with two students standing on opposite sides of line.

Real Estate

The 50 places where homes are taking the longest to sell

Money

Which U.S. states have the highest and lowest cost of raising a child?

Boston Common Frog Pond and city skyline in summer

Education

Every issue with the 2024-25 FAFSA rollout: Updates

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Careers

From plumbers to painters: These 10 construction trades employ the most people

Two men in bright-orange vests wearing hard hats are standing on scaffoldings holding tools.

Education

Why are schools that banned generative AI now embracing it?

A young boy is holding a phone looking puzzled. The dark background shows icons of different apps.