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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

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It's back-to-school time: Home maintenance for busy families

Parents prepare food as their children play around the kitchen.

Business & Economy

Why business automation won't be optional in 2026

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7 scholarships students should consider applying for before 2025 ends

A student browsing the FAFSA website on a laptop.

Personal Finance

The child tax credit is changing. Here’s what it means for your family.

A group of young children during nap time at TLC for Tots daycare center in Nampa, Idaho. One child is sleeping while others are playing.

Business & Economy

Business & Economy

Why business automation won't be optional in 2026

A business employee using a small time hourglass beside a laptop.

Business & Economy

Hiring globally? Key considerations for choosing where to hire

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Business & Economy

What is AI automation, and how can your business use it?

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Business & Economy

6 best practices for sending bulk emails

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Business & Economy

Why your AI-generated content sounds like everyone else's and 4 ways to fix it

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Careers

What is an AI generalist—and why does your business need one?

Businesswoman using a tablet during a team meeting.

Instead of cutting jobs, AI adoption is fueling startup hiring

Professionals lined up sitting for a job interview.

What Gen Z really wants at work (Hint: It’s not a ping-pong table)

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The Great Shift: How Gen Z is reshaping the future of nursing

Two young female nurses having coffee after work.

AI is disrupting the workforce from the bottom up, and faster than you might think

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Education

7 scholarships students should consider applying for before 2025 ends

A student browsing the FAFSA website on a laptop.

Vouchers are booming, but lack of rural private schools that accept them means students miss out

An aerial view of a small farm in southern Indiana during golden hour on a sunny summer day.

Mastering the college application process

A male student using a desktop computer for application tasks.

‘Back to the Dark Ages’: Education research staggered by Trump cuts

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Coalition hopes to ‘accelerate’ career training, apprenticeships

Indianapolis student Danny Bonila works as a lab technician at Plastic Recycling Inc.

Real Estate

Real Estate

Best places to raise a family in the West

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Real Estate

Best suburbs to live in America

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Real Estate

10 of the most expensive states to live in

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What’s the average house price in the USA?

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It's back-to-school time: Home maintenance for busy families

Parents prepare food as their children play around the kitchen.

Business & Economy

What is an eSIM and do I need one? 5 common questions about the technology answered.

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Real Estate

Rent vs. buy: A comparison of housing costs in U.S. cities

Aerial view of East Bay including downtown Oakland, California.

Small Business

How to start an LLC in 7 easy steps

A woman with a gardening business is looking into a phone while writing down information on a notebook.

Transportation

A closer look at how heavy electric trucks are gaining a foothold in the US transportation industry—and how we got here

An electric freight truck at a charger.

Small Business

The best instant or pre-approved business credit cards

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Business & Economy

How are family businesses adapting to AI?

Two women ceramists using a laptop while working together.

Education

This state is expanding college access, but are students actually prepared to earn a degree?

Indiana University college campus in Bloomington, Indiana.

Business & Economy

These car manufacturers are making the most progress in cutting carbon emissions

A charging vehicle with a sunset in the background.

Business & Economy

How the internet has changed the way we send each other money

Two people using their mobile phones to send and receive money.

Small Business

Best business credit cards with no credit check for startups

A vibrant background drawing focus on a hand holding a credit card.