Social media platform Reddit, which helps its users “dive into anything,” may finally plunge into the public markets. Data from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this story from Reuters.
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Wolves Of Wall Street Turn To IPOs
In the netherworld of risky penny stocks, reverse mergers are out and initial public offerings are back in style. Buyer beware. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter provides his insights for this Forbes story. [Subscription required.]

Skittish Investors Pull the Rug Out From Under Pricey US IPOs
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter provides insights for this story on companies with recent IPOs that sold shares lower than expected. Read more in this story from Bloomberg. [Subscription required.]

University of Florida management professor receives NSF CAREER Award
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Assistant Professor of Management Yixuan Li is among the latest recipients of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award, the research foundation’s most prestigious award that supports early-career faculty. Li is the

A Better Way for Companies to Address Pay Gaps
Income inequality remains a troubling issue, despite years of progressive and proactive approaches and legislation. All too often, workers of one particular group (usually women or people of color) are systematically underpaid across an organization. The remedy for such pay

Best Short Term Investment Options
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights on stocks as a possible short-term investment. Read more in this story from Credit Donkey.
Regulation makes crypto markets more efficient
First-of-its-kind research from PricewaterhouseCoopers Professor Liangfei Qiu, John H. and Mary Lou Dasburg Chair Mahendrarajah Nimalendran and Robert B. Carter Professor Praveen Pathak on cryptocurrency finds that the most regulated coins create the most efficient markets. That crypto regulation, often
Drilling into marketing
With a good-natured grin, Peter S. Sealey PhD Professor of Marketing Richard J. Lutz stalked between desks in his Marketing 101 classroom. Every student in the packed auditorium leaned forward, curious to see what he’d do with the electric drill
Unusual IPO Slump Makes a Rebound Harder to Predict
Prolonged new-listings slowdown doesn’t bode well for recovery in private equity-sponsored IPO exits. “It’s surprising to us that given the big rebound in stock prices, we haven’t seen more IPO activity,” Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter said. Read more insights
This Is The Ultimate Donald Trump Stock: Is DWAC A Buy After New Hampshire Win?
Digital World Acquisition (DWAC), the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), is being used as a vehicle to take the Trump Media & Technology Group public, but is it a buy now? Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights in