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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

A man calculating his mortgage

Personal Finance

What is debt-to-income ratio and how does it affect you?

Icons representing money and debt on opposite sides of a line, balancing on a wallet symbolizing income on a flourescent yellow background, with a white post it saying "Debt to Income Ratio."

Study from math learning platform shows difficulty in motivating teachers to change behaviors

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AI skeptic creates chatbot to help teachers design classes

Human hand shaking robot hand, symbolizing human-robot collaboration and technology.

What are the most common types of procurement?

Two businessmen discussing strategy with accounting documents on their table.

Business & Economy

Business & Economy

Retail labor plans fall short on the front line, survey finds

Small business owner changes store sign to closed.

Business & Economy

DEI isn’t dead: See the companies standing behind inclusion

Shoppers enter a Costco Wholesale store in Peoria, Arizona.

Business & Economy

The self-service revolution: How kiosks are reshaping fast-casual dining

Customer using a digital menu to choose their food and pay electronically.

Business & Economy

How small businesses are navigating rising uncertainty in 2025

Cafe small business owners planning budget and other business concerns.

Business & Economy

Summer business energy strategies to impact your bottom line

A large printing business for newspapers and magazines and their paper rolls and offset printing machines.

Careers

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

A young graphic designer at work in office.

ChatGPT has the answers. Great leaders have the questions

Problem-solving concept illustrated with halftone collage of two hands holding a lightbulb and a question mark.

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

Satisfied woman happily sitting at work with her hands behind her head.

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

An employee handbook and a cup of coffee in front a work computer keyboard.

5 key global hiring trends to watch

An employee working from home in a videocall session with the CEO and other employees.

Education

Study from math learning platform shows difficulty in motivating teachers to change behaviors

Person holding smartphone with lots of message alert icons superimposed on the screen, with laptop in the background.

AI skeptic creates chatbot to help teachers design classes

Human hand shaking robot hand, symbolizing human-robot collaboration and technology.

Teen tech trends and school cellphone bans

A Yondr pouch which holds and locks smartphones.

Student absences have surged since COVID-19. Some lawmakers say parents should be jailed

A school chair behind bars.

Education

Students at this law school get a firsthand look at a 'broken' immigration law system

Graphic showing a visa page with the text "United States of America, Permanent Resident" and a USA flag in the background.

Real Estate

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.

Renting vs. buying: How housing costs compare across America

Aerial view of the Phoenix suburbs in Surprise, Arizona.

6 of the best cities for 55+ homebuyers in 2025 and where demand is cooling

Atlanta, Georgia, USA overlooking Piedmont Park at dusk.

10 worst states to be a landlord (avoid these risky markets)

Anxious landlord rubbing eyes while looking at documents.

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

A row of double story suburban homes.

Transportation

Should you sell your car yourself?

A figure of a red car and car key on top of a laptop.

Money

LDS Church's investment approach: No flash but plenty of cash

The Church Administration Building is photographed in downtown Salt Lake City.

Small Business

4 ways to check if a business name is taken

African American female consultant using touchpad while her clients are in the background in the office.

Personal Finance

Survey: Gig workers face financial challenges but remain optimistic

A food delivery rider looking at tasks on phone.

Business & Economy

Can AI make human resources more personal? Many HR leaders seem to think so.

An applicant is interviewed by a board of four HR professionals.

Business & Economy

'Upskilling' programs spread as employers try to retain top talent

Woman and a whiteboard in office for training.

Education

When it comes to choosing a college major, how much influence do parents have on students?

A mother helping her son with paperwork.

Small Business

How to build and get business credit

Conceptual image of business finance showing a city, money and growing charts.

Transportation

As Americans use less gas, these states are still guzzling

A dark-colored sedan being filled up at a gas station.

Transportation

The deadliest intersections in the Western United States

A multi-car accident in an intersection in Inglewood, CA.