Many students start out curious about math, but traditional school systems often turn learning into memorization, pressure, and fear of mistakes. This video explores how outdated teaching methods, ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a third time this year, but officials were divided over their next move. Jerome Powell, the central bank’s chair, said “we haven’t made any decision about ...

Penn’s Public Interest Technology initiative hosted a virtual FirePIT chat on potential applications of artificial intelligence on Thursday. The discussion — led by professor of English and Special ...

The University of Colorado Boulder is reporting a record number of applicants for the fall 2024 semester and a 50.5% increase in Black applicants – both of which may be partly due to the “Prime Effect ...

Simple interest is paid only on the principal, e.g., a $10,000 investment at 5% yields $500 annually. Compound interest accumulates on both principal and past interest, increasing total returns over ...

In “The Great Math War,” Jason Socrates Bardi takes on a battle for the soul of numbers that divided the experts of its day. By Jordan Ellenberg Jordan Ellenberg, a professor of mathematics at the ...

The terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but APY and interest rate are different thanks to compound interest. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners ...

Mortgage applications increased 29.7% from a week earlier for the week ending Sept. 12, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. This increase is nearly triple the amount compared to the week ...

The biggest news is not that the Fed cut short-term rates by one-quarter percent earlier this week with more to come, but that mortgage applications exploded, increasing nearly 30% compared with one ...