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August has traditionally been a quieter time for initial public offerings as bankers head out of the office for summer vacations. But with the stock market and bitcoin climbing to record highs, those bankers are giving up their summer breaks

The shares of private equity-backed companies that have done recent initial public offerings are flailing as investors seek out riskier parts of the market. Jay Ritter, professor emeritus at the University of Florida, said that companies majority owned by buyout

Gen Z investors feel they’re missing out on a “generation-defining moment,” as high-growth tech powerhouses like OpenAI and SpaceX stay private—keeping life‑changing gains largely limited to wealthy venture capital insiders while retail investors remain locked out. Jay Ritter shares his

Despite weak jobs data, GDP growth slowdown, the firing of the labor statistics chief, and sweeping new tariffs on nearly 70 countries—all occurring since last week and prompting recession warnings—the stock market showed little reaction to these significant economic and

This year’s cohort of new issues are popping on their first trading day, with some closing at more than double their IPO prices. Well-received IPOs tend to spawn other pops, University of Florida business professor Jay Ritter says. Read more

Precious few of Silicon Valley’s self-professed renegades are ready to rebel against Wall Street. The madcap market debut of design-software developer Figma (FIG.N), opens new tab makes a case they should. An abundance of capital is already keeping companies private for

Figma Inc. has raised the potential size of its US initial public offering (IPO) to US$1.2 billion, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 28, 2025. The San Francisco-based software company adjusted its

For years, policymakers have sought to bolster the number of publicly traded companies and give everyday investors a chance to get in early on the next Alphabet, Meta or Tesla. The Trump administration’s new push to open up lightly regulated

Shareholders in Wise, a rare U.K. tech success, voted in favor of moving its main stock listing to New York and extending dual-class shares by a decade. Jay Ritter shares his insights in this story from the Wall Street Journal. 

Ananth Narayan paced his office in Mumbai as the clock ticked toward a revelation that would shock the global financial industry. The 56-year-old former trader — now market regulator — was racing with his team to upload hundreds of pages