ANALYSTS at Stocklytics expect the global education market to grow 40% by 2028, reaching an estimated $257 billion valuation. More than 70% of the estimated value will come from online university education, and more than a billion people are expected to use online educational products worldwide. Demand surged from $65 billion in 2017 to over $185 billion in 2024.

NEW data compiled by Market-Watch Guides shows that New Hampshire ranks third in the highest average retirement savings nationwide, averaging $512,781. The national average is $429,525, making the Granite State’s typical savings over $83,000 higher. The state is surpassed only by New Jersey at $514,245 and Connecticut at the top with a $545,754 average.

WITH work-from-home practices remaining popular, 1 in 5 workers say they’ve ignored return-to-office policies, according to a September ResumeBuilder.com survey of 1,030 full-time U.S. employees at companies introducing RTO rules. The biggest factor behind this is commute time (45%) followed by inflexible work hours (34%).

THE Pew Research Center recently found that consumer prices are up across U.S. 23 metros, but at varying rates, with Boston and New Hampshire near the lower end. The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area changed by 17.8% since before the start of the pandemic, compared to the highest rate — 29.8% in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida area. However, prices for market items differ. Recreation costs are 25.3% higher in the Seattle metro area since early 2020, but 5% lower in the Boston metro area.

JUST weeks before the U.S. presidential election, registered voters say the economy matters most out of 22 issues influencing their pick for president. Fifty-two percent of 941 randomly sampled voters interviewed by Gallup by phone say the candidates’ economic positions have an “extremely important” influence on their vote. Voters polled view Donald Trump as more capable of handling the economy than Kamala Harris.