Insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter inform this story about Arm’s goal of raising around $5 billion in New York, which might be the biggest IPO of 2023, follows other major listings in recent years whose returns have mostly
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This Is The Ultimate Donald Trump Stock: Is DWAC A Buy Amid Legal Woes, SEC Settlement?
Research from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this story about Donald Trump’s Digital World Acquisition (DWAC). But Truth Social has a tough task as it competes with X, owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, while Trump himself is embroiled in
Smartphones Are Changing How We Shop—And What We Shop For
A recent Journal of Marketing Research study by City University of Hong Kong’s Camilla Eunyoung Song (Ph.D. ’21) and City Furniture Professor Aner Sela shows that when consumers use smartphones, which are considered more personal and private than other devices, they are more
Two Tech Giants — and Two Very Different Acquisition Strategies
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, and Amazon have considerable claims to innovation — developing in-house the world’s dominant search engine and the largest cloud-computing operation, respectively. But neither built out its sprawling corporate presence of today— they have a combined market
Investors less likely to sell losing stocks when entire portfolio is at a loss
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Poor decisions aren’t generally something people are proud of. For investors in the stock market, poor decisions can lead to something more significant than lost pride – lost money. One of the most well-known observances in decision-making
A golf company with $90,000 in sales was valued at $400 million. Its stock proceeded to crash. What happened?
On Aug. 15 Sacks Parente, a small putter outfit in California, announced the pricing of its IPO at $4 per share with 3.2 million shares available. Within hours, something remarkable—and something curious—immediately happened. The price soared to $32 a share,
VinFast’s wild ride points to need for stock health warnings
In a remarkable stock debut via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), VinFast’s market capitalization shot higher after its mid-August listing to a peak of around $190bn. The stock has since slumped and the market value fallen to $64bn. “Most
SoFi to underwrite first big IPO after securing Instacart listing
Winning a role on one of the most high-profile US listings of the year is a milestone for SoFi, but the slow road to reaching it highlights the challenges that have faced numerous efforts to improve retail access to IPOs.
Trump’s Truth Social facing a key funding deadline
The ‘blank check’ ally of former president Donald Trump’s media start-up was once a stock-market star. It’s now days away from potential liquidation. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights in this story from the Washington Post.
Trump Media’s SPAC Deal Faces a Make-or-Break Investor Vote
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights for this story on the deal to take Donald Trump’s social-media company public. Trump Media faces a make-or-break moment as the blank-check firm that’s acquiring it rushes to get investor buy-in. Read