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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

Bloomberg | Bad Trader Behavior, Short-Sale Breaches Stalk Australian Banks

Australia’s finance industry is beset by a raft of compliance lapses — from data reporting breaches to trader misbehavior. Heat on the nation’s largest banks harks back to a period when a yearlong inquiry into misconduct revealed rampant wrongdoing in 2019.

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MarketWatch | Crypto broker eToro’s upsized IPO to test the waters for stock-market newcomers

Mobile-app stock and digital-currency company eToro is set to go public Wednesday after a huge rally in stocks. Jay Ritter, who specializes in IPOs, said other deals are likely if the eToro IPO generates a solid gain in its debut

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Sportico | DraftKings the exception to sports SPACs’ dire track record

DraftKings, the company that sparked the sports SPAC craze in 2020, still stands as the best of the blank-check sports deals. Whether you consider SPACs part of the meme stock madness of the pandemic or just another cyclical market mania, DraftKings’

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UF faculty co-author influencer marketing case for Ivey Publishing

Valeria Marcia, a lecturer in marketing, and Michael Carrillo, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, have co-authored a new case study published by Ivey Publishing: “Chiara Ferragni: An Influencer in Crisis.” This timely

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Uncooperative clients can undermine audit quality, according to new study

There’s a troubling inconsistency in how auditors respond to difficult clients during financial audits, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business found that while auditors, especially younger auditors, mentally flag uncooperative clients

Jay Ritter

Financial Times | Warren Buffett’s legacy: fantastic returns and a troubling precedent

Jay Ritter comments on this story about Warren Buffett’s legacy. The Berkshire Hathaway CEO announced that he would be stepping down at the end of the year in favor of his long-designated successor, Greg Abel.  Read more in this story

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Newsweek | Trump Media Stock Jumps 57%

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) has been on a tear in recent weeks, as the president’s company has begun touting increasing fundamental strengths beyond its association with the president. The stock closed at $26.14 on Friday, up 57 percent from

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Bloomberg | Nomura Bets Big on US Market Rebound With $1.8 Billion Deal

Nomura Holdings Inc. is telling clients to stay invested through the turmoil that’s pervaded financial markets during the escalating trade tensions. With its $1.8 billion acquisition of an asset management business, the Japanese brokerage is putting its money where its

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UF Warrington professor’s research among the most cited this century

An article co-authored by Philip M. Podsakoff, Ph.D., Hyatt and Cici Brown Chair of Business at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, has been recognized for its scholarly impact in three recent reviews from Nature, including as one

Jay Ritter

Bloomberg | SPACs Set to Capitalize on IPO Freeze With $1 Billion Deal Burst

President Donald Trump’s tariff war has hammered stocks and bonds, and shuttered the traditional IPO market. Yet even with risk appetite on hold, the area that could benefit most from the rampant volatility is among the most speculative: The SPAC market.

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