“I continue to be surprised how there is not more IPO activity happening now. The stock market is hitting record highs,” Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter told Observer. Read more insights from Ritter in the full Observer story.
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Trump Media lockup deadline leaves Trump with a choice: trigger a fire sale or hold a meme stock
Presidents can move entire markets with a single sentence. Donald Trump, a former president, sent a single stock soaring with just three words: “I’m not selling,” he pronounced at a press conference on Sept. 13, when asked whether he would offload
Investing in IPOs: a good idea or a risky affair?
IPOs are far more likely to underperform the market than deliver spectacular gains. Research data from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this story about why investors shouldn’t get excited. Read more from MoneyWeek.
Trump will soon be able to sell shares in Truth Social’s parent company. What’s at stake?
For all the debate about just how rich former President Donald Trump is, one thing is clear: His ownership stake in Trump Media & Technology Group makes him a billionaire. The company behind the Truth Social platform is worth more
DJT shares pop after Donald Trump says ‘I am not selling’ Trump Media stake
Shares of Trump Media, the company behind Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, surged Friday after the former president said he had no plans to sell his stake, ending weeks of speculation and calming investor fears. Cordell Eminent Scholar
IPOs by Private Equity-Backed Companies Suggest a Market Revival Is Brewing
Offerings registered with the SEC in the past weeks have bolstered the exit route, as the market for new listings accelerates. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights in this story from the Wall Street Journal.
Truth Social parent company shares close at record low after Trump-Harris debate
Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company to former president Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, closed at a record low following Tuesday night’s presidential debate. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights in this story from USA
Where have all the I.P.O.s gone?
Despite this week’s stock market swoon, the S&P 500 is on a run for the ages. The benchmark index has risen nearly 40 percent over the past two years, and has more than doubled from the pandemic low it hit
Trump can soon tap his $2 billion Truth Social fortune. But it won’t be easy
For months, former President Donald Trump has been sitting on a social media fortune that he couldn’t touch. That will change very soon. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter helps explain why. Read more in this story from CNN.
DJT sinks to new low: Why Trump Media investors are feeling less bullish
As a trading concern, Donald Trump’s social media company has become a way for investors to bet on the former president’s odds of retaking the White House. Since going public through a special-purpose acquisition company merger in March, shares of Trump Media