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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. 

Corporate Partnerships: City Furniture

Familiarity between the UF Warrington College of Business and City Furniture started in the 1960s. Then known as Waterbed City, Keith Koenig spent his summers as a University of Florida business student selling waterbeds out of the back of his

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

Aron Weingard laughs while laying on the floor interacting with young people.

A Time to Weep, A Time to Laugh

Aron Weingard (BSBA ’07, MSE ‘09) is a 2023 40 Gators Under 40 honoree who helps some of the 6 million American kids who bury a parent or sibling before graduating high school.  Read how Weingard makes a difference through

Jay Ritter

Donald Trump Is Poised to Pocket Billions in a Meme Stock Media Merger

The former president has kept his finances in the dark. But now he’s pressed for cash and Truth Social could be the answer. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights on the company’s quest to go public in this

David Gaddis Ross

4 in 10 women feel underpaid – compared to 2 in 10 men: survey

March 8 marked International Women’s Day, and the stats are still not great when it comes to women in the workplace. Overall, 40% of female professionals in North America feel underpaid for what they do, compared with just 24% among

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SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and what they mean for companies

After two years of intense public debate, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the nation’s first national climate disclosure rules on March 6, 2024, setting out requirements for publicly listed companies to report their climate-related risks and in some

Captain Ayessa Toler at her captain promotion ceremony in October 2023 with her husband Charlie Toler.

Living a life dedicated to public service

Life in public service is both an honor and a commitment. For University of Florida Warrington College of Business and College of Public Health and Health Professions alumna Captain Ayessa Toler (BA ’01, MHA ’03, MBA ’19), being a dedicated

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5 things to know before filing your 2023 taxes in 2024

With tax season looming, we spoke with the Certified Public Accountants at Warrington alumni-led Wolfson CPA Firm about some helpful information that you should know before filing your personal or business tax returns this year. Read on for important insights

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Punishment for online gamers who exploit bugs critical for ongoing game success

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Among the 3.1 billion active online gamers around the world, a ubiquitous challenge has come to be accepted across games – bugs and glitches. These game defects give players the opportunity to take advantage of the bug,

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