The tipping point came in the summer of 2025. That July, several artificial intelligence models solved five out of six problems at the International Mathematical Olympiad, an annual challenge for some ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Every spring, students across New York state schools spend several days taking an exam that measures their proficiency in math and reading. The state and New York City compile ...

The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in December amid a surge in imports, and the goods shortfall in 2025 was the highest on record despite President Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign manufactured ...

There are two, seemingly irreconcilable, stories of how the Palisades fire became a deadly and destructive behemoth dominating post-fire discourse. One is told by the residents who lived through it, ...

The consumer price index for January accelerated 2.4% from the same time a year ago, down 0.3 percentage point from the prior month and the lowest since May 2025. Excluding food and energy, the core ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. The January 2026 jobs report — put off from last week because ...

The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January but gained far fewer jobs than initially reported in 2025, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The January employment ...

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U.S. employers announced 108,435 layoffs for the month, up 118% from the same period a year ago and 205% from December 2025. The total marked the highest for any January since 2009. At the same time, ...

The Iowa Hawkeyes had been rolling until recently. And unfortunately for Jan Jensen's squad, it is tough to get back on track when taking on Lauren Betts and UCLA. Iowa entered the game against the ...

Predicting the events of 2025 was anything but easy, as the results of our annual forecasting challenge show. The average score was a mere 4.6 points out of a possible 18. Read about the winner here.