Last year, my seventh-grade class worked on creating at-scale drawings of cost-efficient cabins for an outdoor education camp. Using three-dimensional figures and proportional reasoning, my students were tasked with designing and producing piñatas that met specific volume and surface area constraints. We tackled challenging problems, such as determining the amount of sugar needed for a … Read more
Microsoft, a leading enterprise software company, saw a bullish reversal in September, gaining over 3% for the month despite some profit-taking in recent sessions. The stock has been hovering around the 50-day moving average, indicating a potential buying support level. While Microsoft is not yet ready for a new breakout to all-time highs, it is … Read more
Government borrowing is at its highest since the pandemic due to public sector pay rises and the high cost of borrowing, official figures show. Last month had the third highest September borrowing on record, coming only behind 2020 and 2021, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). While more money came in … Read more
Most Asian currencies remained stable on Friday as the dollar held steady at more than two-month highs due to strong economic data, which reinforced expectations of smaller interest rate cuts. Regional markets were largely unaffected by Chinese gross domestic product data showing expected growth in the third quarter. The yuan slightly strengthened after the data … Read more