The Latest Breaking News from Math

A woman’s experience with a cashier has people questioning whether people’s basic math skills are in a steep decline. Canada-based Viktoriya (@viktoriyaonline) revealed in a TikTok how a cashier’s mistake led her to be $15 richer. 

An investor sparked a lively debate on Reddit’s r/stocks after asking a simple but heavy question: How can the SP 500 continue to grow at an average annual rate of 10% for another 30 years? 

"I, like many other longtime doves, am joining the hawks, because our nation’s budget math just got a lot more dangerous."

Elon Musk lashed out at U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday, calling him "a Soros stooge" and "a political science major who can't even do math" in a post on X.

Is your IQ as high as a fifth grader's? This trivia is your opportunity to show off your math skills. Whether math was your cup of tea or your worst nightmare, these questions will make you think about some of the most basic math concepts 🧮 ➕. You might say…

The appeals court vacated a preliminary injunction that had been based on her First Amendment rights

We sit down with Musik Hack co-founder Sam Fischmann to hear more about the philosophy behind its superb mastering plugin

Former Obama economic advisor Jason Furman just dropped a reality check that should have every investor paying attention to Washington’s fiscal math. In a pointed social media post, the Harvard economist highlighted a glaring problem with the Trump administration’s promise to lower the debt-to-GDP ratio by at least 3 percentage…

There's one milestone that never loses its appeal: doubling your money. Whether it’s a retirement account, an income-focused portfolio or a long-term bet on private markets, the math behind turning $100,000 into $200,000 is more straightforward than many realize. 

A study suggests that carefully controlled electrical stimulation of the brain may improve math skills, most significantly in people with weaker connections in a specific part of the brain.

Zero-based budgeting sounds complicated, but it’s actually a simple way to take control of your money. If you’ve ever felt lost when looking at your...