President Donald Trump’s social media company is on fire on Wall Street. It’s all about Trump’s perceived chances of retaking the White House. The value of Trump’s stake in the company has spiked by about $1.7 billion since September 23
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US News’ top accounting programs share common X factor – Fisher School alumni leadership
The nation’s top public accounting programs have a common thread contributing to their excellence – University of Florida Fisher School of Accounting alumni leading their programs. The latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report position the University of Florida,

Discount stores dot the city. Does Gainesville still need them?
Low-cost retailers, much like their most frequent customers, have fallen on hard times. Assistant Professor of Marketing Tianxin Zou and David F. Miller Retail Center Director Joel Davis share insights in this story from The Independent Florida Alligator.
The Stock Market Is Roaring Back. Why Isn’t the IPO Market?
“I continue to be surprised how there is not more IPO activity happening now. The stock market is hitting record highs,” Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter told Observer. Read more insights from Ritter in the full Observer story.
US News ranks University of Florida’s undergraduate business programs among the nation’s best
The University of Florida’s undergraduate business programs are among the best the nation has to offer, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report. On its “2025 Best Undergraduate Business Programs” list, U.S. News ranked the undergraduate
Robert Knechel | Corporate Failures and the Challenges Facing the Audit Profession
Robert Knechel, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar and Director of the International Accounting and Auditing Center, shares his insights into the financial reporting ecosystem as well as the current challenges the audit profession is facing, including those related to human
University of Florida management professor’s paper awarded for excellence
Robert Emerson, Huber Hurst Professor in the Department of Management at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, received the Jackson-Lewis Best Paper Award from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB), the world’s oldest, largest society of
Bloomberg names University of Florida’s MBA among the nation’s best
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida’s MBA program has been recognized among the top business schools by Bloomberg Businessweek. According to the prestigious publication’s 2024-2025 Best Business Schools list, the Full-Time MBA program at the University of Florida Warrington College
Trump Media lockup deadline leaves Trump with a choice: trigger a fire sale or hold a meme stock
Presidents can move entire markets with a single sentence. Donald Trump, a former president, sent a single stock soaring with just three words: “I’m not selling,” he pronounced at a press conference on Sept. 13, when asked whether he would offload
Workplace incivility can cost you your peace of mind
Incivility at work makes us more stressed out and our performance suffers. When left unchecked, it can contribute to a toxic work culture. Ph.D. student Daniel Kim, Martin L. Schaffel Professor Klodiana Lanaj and Texas A&M’s Joel Koopman (BSBA ’07,