Shares of Trump Media, the company behind Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, surged Friday after the former president said he had no plans to sell his stake, ending weeks of speculation and calming investor fears. Cordell Eminent Scholar
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IPOs by Private Equity-Backed Companies Suggest a Market Revival Is Brewing
Offerings registered with the SEC in the past weeks have bolstered the exit route, as the market for new listings accelerates. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights in this story from the Wall Street Journal.

Truth Social parent company shares close at record low after Trump-Harris debate
Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company to former president Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, closed at a record low following Tuesday night’s presidential debate. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights in this story from USA

What is AI? with Joel Davis
What is Artificial Intelligence? Dr. Joel Davis, Clinical Professor and Director of the David F. Miller Retail Center, walks us through the definition of AI at UF and explains some common sub-fields of AI.

Will banning self-preferencing in digital markets help or hurt?
When searching for clothing on Amazon you may have noticed that the items that come up first are from Amazon Essentials, Amazon Collection and Amazon Aware. That practice — a company favoring its own products over that of its rivals

Applying for work? Don’t take your friend’s advice
Who would you rather go on a blind date with: someone you don’t know or someone recommended by a friend? The same is true when applicants are applying for jobs; according to new research by Beth Ayers McCague Family Fellowship

Inside the landmark Google adtech antitrust trial that could transform the $700 billion global digital ad market
Mark Jamison, director and professor of the Public Utility Research Center and director of the Digital Markets Initiative at the University of Florida, has said a breakup of Google and the resulting free-for-all from lower quality adtech players could result

Where have all the I.P.O.s gone?
Despite this week’s stock market swoon, the S&P 500 is on a run for the ages. The benchmark index has risen nearly 40 percent over the past two years, and has more than doubled from the pandemic low it hit

Heat waves, droughts cause billions of dollars in global economic losses
Severe weather costs the global economy billions of dollars a year, highlighting the costs of climate change and the value of mitigating extreme weather, according to a new analysis of weather and economic data by Visiting Assistant Professor Berkay Akyapi.

AI and Employee Recruitment
Nearly every Fortune 500 company uses AI for hiring, but recent research from Professors of Management Heng Xu and Nan Zhang revels that AI tools might not be delivering the candidates employers really want. It all is up to how