For the first time in almost 30 years, part of Donald Trump’s business empire has gone public. Trading started with a bang. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights on the company’s long-delayed journey to public company which is
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Aflac’s CEO gave us that obnoxious, genius duck and changed the insurance industry. Now, he’s facing his aging customers’ mortality—and eventually his own
Associate Dean and Lanzillotti-McKethan Eminent Scholar Mo Wang shares his insights on how companies with aging CEOs are impacted, like Aflac’s Dan Amos, who is now the fifth-longest-serving CEO of any Fortune 500 company. For example, on average, companies’ financial performance
Big week for tech IPOs Reddit, Astera boosts Morgan Stanley after extended lull
Wall Street’s tech IPO bankers may finally have a reason to break out the champagne after an extended drought was broken up this week with the market debuts of Reddit and Astera Labs. In the past two years, though, there
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
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
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,
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
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.
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
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
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