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Jay Ritter

Why That Hot Biotech IPO Could Be a Winner

Insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter show that biotechnology IPOs tend to do well over the long term just as financing markets begin to thaw.  Read more in this story from the Wall Street Journal. 

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Reddit plans to let its users get in on the ground floor of its initial public stock offering

Nearly 20 years after it first became a thing, the social media site Reddit is planning to go public. Monday morning the company filed details of its initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among them, Reddit says it’s reserving

Jay Ritter

Japanese Recycling Upstart Tests Waters With SPAC Debut on NYSE

A small Japanese plastic recycling company is gearing up to go public in the US through a SPAC merger this month, even as many IPO hopefuls are delaying or scrapping such plans. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights

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Donald Trump Is Poised to Pocket Billions in a Meme Stock Media Merger

The former president has kept his finances in the dark. But now he’s pressed for cash and Truth Social could be the answer. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights on the company’s quest to go public in this

David Gaddis Ross

4 in 10 women feel underpaid – compared to 2 in 10 men: survey

March 8 marked International Women’s Day, and the stats are still not great when it comes to women in the workplace. Overall, 40% of female professionals in North America feel underpaid for what they do, compared with just 24% among

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SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and what they mean for companies

After two years of intense public debate, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the nation’s first national climate disclosure rules on March 6, 2024, setting out requirements for publicly listed companies to report their climate-related risks and in some

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Punishment for online gamers who exploit bugs critical for ongoing game success

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Among the 3.1 billion active online gamers around the world, a ubiquitous challenge has come to be accepted across games – bugs and glitches. These game defects give players the opportunity to take advantage of the bug,

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How reflecting on gratitude received from family can make you a better leader

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The longstanding advice to “check your baggage at the door” may not be the best way for leaders to engage and empower their employees. Instead, acknowledging that leaders are complete individuals with experiences outside of the office

AI is the latest gold rush

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked a technological gold rush. On February 6, graduating senior Brett Posner-Ferfman (BA ’24, BS ’24) moderated a panel on the intersection of AI, business and journalism. The panel featured Jack Faricy Professor and Director of

Jay Ritter

Trump Eyes $4 Billion Stock Windfall as His Legal Bills Pile Up

On the financial front, the news has appeared dire for former president Donald Trump this year. Within a span of just a month, two judges in two separate cases ordered him to pay about $540 million in total — a

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