What a difference a day makes. On Thursday, Ostin Technology GroupOST –21.26%, a Chinese supplier of display modules, gave back most of the 892% gain from its first day as a publicly traded company. The IPO market has seen quite
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Mark Jamison: Exploring the Metaverse
Last year, Facebook rebranded itself as Meta, signaling its shift from traditional social media to a big bet on the so-called metaverse. This network of 3D, online spaces is accessed through virtual reality headsets like Meta’s Oculus and promises to
Steinway Musical Instruments Looks to Hit Right Note With IPO
Steinway Musical Instruments plans to go public as it continues to mix tradition with innovation. But is this the right time for an IPO? Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter weighs in in this story from The Street.
The SEC Has Signaled More Oversight of SPACs. Big Banks Are Getting the Message.
With SPACs, “you’ve got the people involved as a sponsor and you can check their criminal record, but it’s not like you have to spend a huge amount of time in due diligence,” explains Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter. Read
Elon Musk Should Create a New Kind of Common Carrier
“Elon Musk created a stir by becoming Twitter’s largest shareholder and then offering to buy the company outright,” writes Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Mark Jamison. “He says he wants to create a public platform that is
How smartphones influence purchasing behavior, human interaction
In 2020, City Furniture Professor Aner Sela researched how behaviors change when people do certain activities on their phones rather than on a computer or in person. The study found that when people purchased items on their cell phones, they
Beijing is scrambling to keep the U.S. from kicking Chinese firms worth $1.4 trillion off Wall Street. But Congress is in no mood for compromise
While Beijing suggests a deal is imminent, there is “still quite a distance” between the two governments’ positions, says Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter, who focuses on initial public offerings (IPOs). Read more of Ritter’s insights in this story from Fortune.
The JOBS Act, 10 years later
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his IPO insights for this story about the JOBS Act, which celebrated its 10th birthday on Tuesday. Signed into law by President Obama to great bipartisan fanfare, it was intended to increase the number
Fact-checking Fried, DeSantis claims about Florida’s investments in Russia
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter contributed his expertise to this PolitiFact investigation into what could be done to withdraw Florida’s investment in Russia-backed entities. PolitiFact learned that the process by which Florida could begin to divest state funds from Russian-based entities
Fact check: False claim that a 1997 boycott lowered gas prices by 30 cents a gallon in one day
Public Utility Research Center Director of Energy Studies Ted Kury shares his insights to help debunk a recent Facebook post claiming that a ‘gas out’ in April 1997 caused gas prices to dip by 30 cents a gallon overnight. Read
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