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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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Sonia Singh

Sonia Singh named 2025 Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Faculty Advisor

Sonia Singh, Davis Family Faculty Fellow and Instructional Associate Professor in the Fisher School of Accounting, is among the 2025 honorees of the Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award. The annual award honors faculty advisors who demonstrate extraordinary dedication

Jay Ritter

MarketWatch | Circle’s stock is having another big day. What the blockbuster IPO has meant for other cryptocurrency plays.

While the first day of trading usually captures the most attention with IPOs, second-day stock-price moves tend to be more muted with larger deals of $500 million such as Circle’s. The second-day trading gain of about 45% for Circle’s newly

Jay Ritter

Fortune | Circle IPO leaves $1.72 billion on the table, seventh biggest underpricing in decades

Here we go again. Traditionally, IPOs are a great deal for Wall Street and its prized clients, not so much for the companies the investment banks take public. On June 5, Circle Internet Group, issuer of the highly successful stablecoin

Alejandro Lopez-Lira

Morningstar | A professor testing ChatGPT’s, DeepSeek’s and Grok’s stock-picking skills suggests stockbrokers should worry

Is artificial intelligence coming for the jobs of Wall Street traders? An assistant professor of finance at the University of Florida, Alejandro Lopez-Lira, has spent the past few years trying to answer that question. Read more in this story from

Jay Ritter

The Logic | It was Canada’s biggest bitcoin miner. Now it’s betting big on the Trumps

Hut 8 is going all in on big names, buzz and a high-risk, trendy business strategy. Will it work—or blow up in its face? Jay Ritter shares his insights in this story from The Logic. 

Jay Ritter

Barron’s | DJT stock rebounds slightly. Trump’s control of Truth Social weakens

Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social-media network Truth Social, on Tuesday disclosed plans to issue $1.5 billion worth of new stock and $1 billion in convertible notes, with the proceeds to be invested in Bitcoin. Jay Ritter comments

Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay

The LA Times | Despite a trade truce with China, Silicon Valley is not out of the woods

Markets rejoiced this week over news that the Trump administration, after six weeks of maximalist rhetoric, had struck a preliminary deal with China to lower tariff rates between the two countries. But the celebration may be premature, industry insiders, foreign diplomats and market experts

Jay Ritter

CNBC | What fresh signs of life in the IPO market mean for Goldman Sachs

The IPO market seems to be thawing, at least for now. Jay Ritter shares his insights in this story from CNBC. [Subscription required.] 

Jay Ritter

Barron’s | eToro Soars in Trading Debut and Chime Files to Go Public. They Are Latest Test of Fintech IPO Market.

The fintech industry has been a center of IPO activity over the last few months. Chime will follow eToro, a stock and crypto trading platform that debuted Wednesday at $69.69 a share. Jay Ritter’s IPO data informs this story from Barron’s.

Jay Ritter

Axios | IPOs return without returns

The IPO spigot is beginning to flow, with eToro just out of the gate, but might the new cohort be too old to produce blockbuster returns? Research data from Jay Ritter informs this story from Axios. [Subscription required.]  

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