Part one explained the physics of quantum computing. This piece explains the target — how bitcoin's encryption works, why a ...

GPT-5.4 Pro cracked a conjecture in number theory that had stumped generations of mathematicians, using a proof strategy that ...

The Universal Waste Management System aboard the Orion capsule is an innovation in deep space toiletry (it seems to be fixed now). By Katrina Miller While in orbit around Earth, the Artemis II crew ...

If you're looking to up your credit score, you probably already know that a clean payment history is a major key. It's not the only thing that matters, though. One other thing to keep in mind: How ...

Private credit is a $450 billion market that has grown exponentially in recent years, as investors have been chasing high returns. Now, though, a whole raft of problems have developed — from an ...

Valued at approximately $3 trillion, the private credit industry is showing signs of distress as investors rush to withdraw their money from their funds. Much of this shift is attributed to outside ...

Private credit funds lent a lot of money to software companies at the beginning of the decade when they were being snapped up in a rush of expensive buyout deals. Now many of these tech businesses are ...

States that have legalized sports betting have seen a rise in delinquency rates on consumer credit products and a decrease in credit scores, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of ...

Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes it’s us, Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, bringing you our thoughts on the most recent ...

Investors are increasingly yanking their money from private credit funds that lend directly to businesses on worries that could unfortunately become all of our worries, whether we’re trading stocks or ...

After years of breakneck growth, private credit has suddenly hit a rough patch. Redemption requests have surged, largely across semiliquid vehicles and business development companies. Managers have ...

Many private-credit funds have been barring the door for their clients. They had better hope their bankers don’t turn off the taps, too. Funds that make loans to companies are also themselves ...