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Read the latest news and research from University of Florida Warrington College of Business faculty, who are thought leaders in their respective fields and provide expert guidance in the classroom. Their research provides industry leaders and individuals with insights they can use in their careers and daily lives.

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Jay Ritter

The Economic Times | McKinsey partners question China presence as US tensions mount

McKinsey & Co. partners have been questioning the consulting giant’s presence in China, worried that doing business there may not be worth the risks given the Asian superpower’s increasingly volatile relationship with the U.S. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares

John Gresley

Poets & Quants | Inside the Online MBA Top 10: University of Florida Warrington College of Business

In Poets & Quants’ Inside the Top 10 interview, Kristy Bleizeffer speaks with John Gresley, Associate Dean for Masters Programs and Executive Director of the MBA at the UF Warrington College of Business, about the key features that make UF’s

Geoff Tomaino

Money | AI-Powered Smart Carts: A Secret Weapon for Grocery Savings?

In recent months, retailers like Wegmans, Schnucks, ShopRite and Kroger have begun testing out “smart” carts in stores alongside traditional analog ones. Assistant Professor Geoff Tomaino, who studies consumer judgment and decision-making, says smart carts greatly reduce friction, or tiny

Brian Gendreau

The Independent Florida Alligator | Local businesses bounce back as students return from break

The annual winter exodus of students causes problems for small business owners. Clinical Professor & Richardson Fellow Brian Gendreau comments on how businesses adapt to less customers in this story from The Independent Florida Alligator. 

Tim Becker

Fried on Business | Building the Future of Real Estate: Insights from UF’s Bergstrom Center

In this episode of Fried On Business, Jim Fried welcomes Tim Becker, Executive Director of the University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies. They discuss the center’s evolution, its efforts to connect students with industry leaders, and its

Jay Ritter

USA Today | Trump Media shares surge one week ahead of presidential inauguration

Shares for the company behind Trump’s social media platform Truth Social ended the day up 21.5% at $42.91. It was the company’s largest single-day jump on the Nasdaq since Trump won the presidential election in November. Shares have been volatile since

Jay Ritter

Reuters Breakingviews | How private share sales could kill the tech IPO

Databricks, Stripe and Elon Musk’s $350B SpaceX facilitated large exits by insiders without a float. There’s a growing pool of patient capital targeting mature startups. The bigger the trend gets, the more likely it is that profitable unicorns can stay

Grocery store price signs hang from ceiling above produce indicating price drop from .33 to .99.

Simple display changes in grocery stores could cut food waste while boosting profits

New research from the University of Florida suggests that supermarkets could significantly reduce food waste while increasing their profits through smarter product display and pricing strategies. The study found that retailers could cut food waste by more than 20% while

Jay Ritter

MarketWatch | Analysts embrace ServiceTitan’s market-share potential in parade of buy ratings

The software maker for blue-collar businesses, which recently went public, draws ‘buy’ or ‘overweight’ ratings from at least six analysts. ServiceTitan (TTAN) went public at $71 a share on Dec. 12, and has seen its stock hit a high of

Qing Li, Cindy Dosch, Meredith Hartig, Amanda Jackson and Max Dolinsky.

Introducing Warrington’s 2024-2025 teaching, advising, mentoring award winners

The University of Florida Warrington College of Business proudly announces the latest faculty and staff recognized for their excellence in teaching, advising and mentoring students across the college’s undergraduate and graduate programs. Cindy Dosch is the recipient of the Undergraduate

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