Katy Marquardt

When you’re shopping for a fuel‑efficient car, a number like 32 miles per gallon can feel like a simple reference point. But describe that number a different way, like how many gallons it takes to get you to the airport 30 miles away, and your sense of how reliable that number is can shift, even though it’s describing the same thing.

If you've ever dreamed of turning your grandmother's tamale recipe into a business, Colorado just made that easier. While residents have long been able to sell homemade breads, jams and baked goods, the state’s new Tamale Act expands the types of foods that can be sold from a home kitchen, including items that previously required commercial preparation, lowering barriers for would-be food entrepreneurs.

Credit unions often limit membership access, but these are open to anyone via a small opening deposit or donation to an affiliate organization.

For parents, the pitch behind the new Trump Accounts is simple: Start investing early, let compound growth do its work and give kids a financial head start.

When employees are paid unequally, it can affect how an entire company performs, according to new research.

Every day, billions of people document their lives online. They post on social media, write product reviews, leave comments about their workplaces, share health concerns in patient portals and discuss everything from politics to parenting in online forums. Collectively, the conversations offer a glimpse into how people navigate everyday life.

For years, many employers have worried that work-from-home arrangements leave employees isolated, disconnected from coworkers and more likely to leave their jobs.

As artificial intelligence becomes more common in the workplace, students face a new challenge: learning how to use AI without letting it do the thinking for them. Employers increasingly expect graduates to know their way around AI, but they also want problem-solvers who can adapt as the technology evolves.

Imagine learning that the system deciding whether your work meets the mark isn't a manager—it's a bot.

When a serious health crisis strikes, medical leave can give employees the time and space they need to recover. But new research finds that a leave policy alone isn’t enough. The way companies put those policies into practice can either support employees through a difficult time or make a challenging experience even harder.