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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

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How to deliver a winning sales pitch

A business manager presenting a sales pitch sample during a workshop session.

The 5 numbers every business owner should know before an exit conversation starts

Business managers collaborating during a meeting with a prospective partner.

Personal Finance & Investing

Robinhood wants to be the Costco of finance

10 most expensive states to buy rental property in 2026

An aerial photo of Honolulu, Hawaii's coast and skyline.

Business & Economy

Business & Economy

Apple Maps ads could help businesses capture decision-ready searchers

Icon of Apple maps on an iPad screen.

Business & Economy

4 ways organizations can prepare to scale AI successfully

A young woman talking into a smartphone with AI voice assistance.

Business & Economy

How to automate expense management with AI

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Business & Economy

How much do ChatGPT ads cost? A 2026 pricing guide for marketers

Close up image of the official OpenAI webpage displaying the option to "Advertise With ChatGPT".

Business & Economy

How trade shows are driving tourism, hospitality, and local economies

An IMEX travel trade show even in Frankfurt, Germany.

Real Estate

US new home sales outlook: Housing market trends and what the latest data signals for 2026

Aerial view of a residential area with two story houses.

3 questions to ask before investing in a vacation home in 2026

Colorful modern luxury beach rental homes.

When home prices fall, top investors thrive. Here's how you can, too.

Residential houses along a street in Scranton City, Pennsylvania, USA during autumn.

Why courts are seeing more disputes over shared homes

A young gay couple cooking together in their kitchen and feeding their dog.

10 most expensive states to buy rental property in 2026

An aerial photo of Honolulu, Hawaii's coast and skyline.

10 workforce trends HR leaders say will shape 2026

A female hiring manager happily interviewing a job candidate.

Personal Finance & Investing

Coping with loss: Should you borrow for a funeral?

People touching the wooden brown coffin of a deceased relative.

Average rent prices are falling across key US cities

The Gaslamp Quarter neighborhood in San Diego, California.

Business & Economy

How to reduce senior care overtime costs with optimized nurse scheduling

A nurse assisting one of the elderly residents of a nursing home.

Stop doing everything: How small business leaders can reclaim 77 workdays each year

A women sitting in an office closes her eyes and puts her hands up as people hand her things including a phone, a computer, a paper with a graph on it, and a project notebook.

Business & Economy

Forecast: US white-collar and tech jobs may strengthen in Q1 2026

People walking and cycling around the Google headquarters.

Business & Economy

Transpacific market braces for Chinese New Year shutdown

Container ship passing through the Santa Barbara Channel with cargo en route to China from the Port of Los Angeles.

The most neighborly cities in the US

A rooftop view of a suburban neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Small business tax liabilities: Common pitfalls and the cost of noncompliance in 2026

The Internal Revenue Service Building in Washington, D.C.

Personal Finance & Investing

Stock picking is harder than ever: What 2025’s sector splits reveal

Vector illustration of a businessman with a telescope standing on stock market candlestick chart.