Fermat—most famous for his mysterious “last theorem,” which vexed experts for decades—contributed all kinds of useful things to the world of science in his lifetime. For example ...

Andrew Wiles devoted much of his entire career to proving Fermat's Last Theorem, the world's most famous mathematical problem. In 1993, he made front-page headlines when he announced a proof of ...

Fermat Capital Management said on Monday it unexpectedly lost a major contract with asset manager GAM Holding AG to help oversee a portfolio of insurance-linked securities. The contract, a $3 ...

LONDON: Fermat Capital Management, one of the world’s biggest investors in catastrophe bonds (cat bonds), says anxiety about this year’s hurricane season has already left a meaningful dent on ...

Fermat Capital Management, a Connecticut-based hedge fund specialized in insurance-linked securities, says the market for catastrophe bonds “has been trading in an orderly fashion” and investo ...

Now, a team of mathematicians led by a prominent Kyoto University professor has offered an alternative proof to Fermat's Last Theorem, the potential second solution in the past quarter-century.