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Jay Ritter

Why Trump Can’t Pledge His Truth Social Shares Even After It Goes Public

Donald Trump is on the cusp of adding billions of dollars to his balance sheet after shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp. voted on Friday to merge with his Trump Media & Technology Group. But not only won’t the expected

Jay Ritter

Donald Trump may be about to get $3 billion richer. But that likely won’t solve his cash crunch

Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of Trump’s struggling social media platform Truth Social, is on the cusp of going public as soon as next week following years of legal and regulatory obstacles. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter and DBA

Jay Ritter speaking on Yahoo Finance about the Reddit IPO

Reddit Rises 48% in First Day of Trading

Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights on the social media company’s debut on the New York Stock Exchange, one of the first major tech initial public offerings of the year. Read his insights from a number of publications,

Eugene F. Brigham 1930-2024

Warrington College of Business mourns the loss of renowned professor and benefactor Eugene F. Brigham

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It is with deep sadness that the University of Florida Warrington College of Business shares the loss of former faculty member and finance education supporter Dr. Eugene F. Brigham. The author of one of the best-selling finance

Jay Ritter

Bloomberg Opinion: Digital World Acquisition Corp

Insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter inform this opinion piece about the proposed merger between Trump Media and Digital World, a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.  Read more from Bloomberg’s Matt Levine.

Brian Ray

Critical Thinking, Business Ethics, and Leadership with Brian Ray

Poe Business Ethics Center Director Brian Ray and Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives at the College of Business at the University of Central Florida Ron Piccolo (Ph.D. ’05) joined Regions Business Radio Orlando to discuss critical thinking, leadership and business

Michael Carrillo and Joel Davis

New Case Study | Minespider: Building Responsible Battery Supply Chains with Blockchain

Clinical Assistant Professor Michael Carrillo and Clinical Professor and Director of the David F. Miller Retail Center Joel Davis collaborated on a new case study available through Ivey Publishing, one of the most prominent case publishers. The case focuses on

Jay Ritter

Why That Hot Biotech IPO Could Be a Winner

Insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter show that biotechnology IPOs tend to do well over the long term just as financing markets begin to thaw.  Read more in this story from the Wall Street Journal. 

Jay Ritter

Reddit plans to let its users get in on the ground floor of its initial public stock offering

Nearly 20 years after it first became a thing, the social media site Reddit is planning to go public. Monday morning the company filed details of its initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among them, Reddit says it’s reserving

Jay Ritter

Japanese Recycling Upstart Tests Waters With SPAC Debut on NYSE

A small Japanese plastic recycling company is gearing up to go public in the US through a SPAC merger this month, even as many IPO hopefuls are delaying or scrapping such plans. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights

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