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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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Three things every state can learn from the Texas utility meltdown

Late-night hosts and pundits were quick to poke fun at the Texas power system when scenes of winter storm devastation there began rolling in. But the challenges facing Texas are not unique to Texas. Similar organizations control electricity in much

Jay Ritter

Prof. Jay Ritter: IPOs, SPACs and the Hot Issue Market of 2020

Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter joins the Rational Reminder podcast and shares a deeper dive into IPO performance, his insights into SPACs and his research into why economic growth doesn’t correlate with stock returns. Watch the interview on YouTube or read

Jay Ritter

SPAC Froth Turns on Itself With Stocks Plunging 20% in Two Weeks

Research from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this story from Bloomberg about how SPAC mania is showing signs of hitting a stock-market saturation point, with an index tracking blank-check flyers suddenly down about 20% from its peak.

Jay Ritter

SPACs, the investment term you won’t stop hearing about, explained

Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter’s expertise helps answer the top questions about SPACs. Learn more about SPACs and Ritter’s insights in the story from Vox. 

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Antitrust in America: How a New Administration Tackles Digital Platforms

In 2020, U.S. policymakers set their sights on digital markets, culminating in the House Judiciary Committee’s report on competition and digital services, two antitrust cases against Facebook, and three against Google. Currently, all eyes are on the Biden-Harris Administration and

Yanping Tu

Why we go where no one’s gone before

John I. Williams, Jr. Professor Yanping Tu, along with colleagues at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, studied what may prompt people to choose unknown options over known ones, and they find that the source of the information

Jay Ritter

Celebs including A-Rod and Ciara are getting into SPACs. What could go wrong?

U.S.-listed SPACs have raised a stunning $48.3 billion through 160 deals so far this year, but Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter worries the SPAC boom is a sign of market euphoria and a potential bubble.  See why Ritter is concerned

Jay Ritter

SPAC Frenzy Emboldens Silicon Valley Startups to Forgo Venture Funding

Helicopter-taxi hopeful Archer is among those joining the public markets with billion-dollar valuations—years before any revenue. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter lends his expertise on SPACs to this story from the Wall Street Journal. 

Jay Ritter

Red-Hot Stock Market Pushes More Companies to Go Public

The number of firms listed on U.S. exchanges surges the most since the dot-com bubble, reversing a two-decade slump. Research from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this story from the Wall Street Journal. 

Ted Kury

Biden Administration Approved Texas Power Request, Contrary to False Claim

Public Utility Research Center Director of Energy Studies Dr. Ted Kury helps inform this fact checking story about the U.S. Department of Energy approving a request to allow power plants in snowstorm-battered Texas to temporarily bypass some environmental limits during

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