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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

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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

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Personal Finance

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

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Business & Economy

Business & Economy

Why business automation won't be optional in 2026

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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?

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Instead of cutting jobs, AI adoption is fueling startup hiring

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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

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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

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Mastering the college application process

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‘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.

Real Estate

The number of cost-burdened renters has hit an all-time high

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Careers

Jobs with the highest divorce rates

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Money

Buyer beware: Unregulated 'buy now, pay later' loans can lead to greater debt and higher costs for you

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Money

10 states where residents write off the most in taxes

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Business & Economy

Best states for women-owned small businesses in 2024

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Money

Average credit card debt increased 10% to $6,501 in 2023

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Business & Economy

Restaurant owners aren't feeling fully prepared for weather-related damages: Here are their top stressors—and what they can do about it

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Careers

20 metro areas with the most income and work opportunities for HVAC technicians

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Real Estate

The state of the American homeowner: Average US mortgage balance increased while their credit scores outpace overall average

Real Estate

How much does a home addition cost?

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