The Latest Breaking News from Math

Losing a spouse is devastating—and for many widows, the financial aftermath adds another layer of pain. Pension benefits, survivor options, and confusing paperwork can lead...

The committee’s first Top 25 drops Tuesday, and we’re preemptively fired up about Bama’s loss, Notre Dame’s love and Big Ten bubble math.

Scotia Baker describes GIFT as a mathematical structure that connects physical laws, moral behavior, and computational logic.

Money decisions are rarely just about math — they’re about emotion, identity, and connection. Couples often tell themselves they’re making rational choices, but emotional purchases can quietly eat away at savings, investments, and long-term security. Whether it’s a big splurge to celebrate love or a “small treat” to ease stress,…

When you're earning a paycheck, it's easy to gauge how you stack up. Salary charts tell you exactly where you fall on the income ladder. But retirement rewrites the math. Without annual earnings, the question shifts from how much you make to how much you've built. And that's where things…

For many two-income households, retirement once seemed comfortably within reach. With dual paychecks and fewer financial strains than single earners, the math felt simple: work hard, save steadily, and retire early. But economic realities have changed fast. Inflation, rising housing costs, and longer lifespans are pushing retirement further away than…

There are several problems with the president's math, which suggests he has accomplished an impossible feat.

Several students and a math instructor at Ozarks Technical Community College also reported feeling sick from strong chemical fumes during campus construction, according to the lawsuit

Remember when school was supposed to be about curiosity, creativity, and finding your passions? Somewhere along the way, it turned into an endless race of tests, metrics, and “college readiness” checklists. Students today aren’t just learning math and grammar—they’re learning how to cope with exhaustion, comparison, and anxiety wrapped in…

Our Senior Market Strategist breaks down the math behind the bullish prediction from BNP Paribas.

Money expert Ramit Sethi broke down how much you really need to retire -- and why most Americans are overestimating their savings goals.