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The offering has captured the attention of investors from Wall Street to Silicon Valley, as CoreWeave represents the first pure-play AI IPO and the largest tech debut in the U.S. in four years. The IPO market has been largely shut

CoreWeave, a hotly anticipated initial public offering, priced on Thursday below its range, at $40 a share for a valuation of $23 billion, raising some $1.5 billion, well below earlier expectations. Jay Ritter shares his insight on the debut in

As Tesla stock has fallen in recent weeks, members of the board and an executive at Elon Musk’s company have been selling off millions of dollars in stock, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Together, four top

The percentage of startups profitable at IPO time has steadily declined since the 1980s and most valuable ones take longer to become profitable, according to insights from Jay Ritter.  Read more in this story from Mind Matters. 

The University of Phoenix, once the premier for-profit institution in the country, is taking advantage of its ability to court other options as an acquisition deal with a University of Idaho affiliate inches toward a two-year stall. Jay Ritter shares insights on

Investors, take note: Abnormal growth in earnings is neither persistent nor predictable. Research from Jay Ritter informs this story from Morningstar. 

The list of companies that have flopped out of the gate when entering public markets has a new king: Venture Global Inc. Shares of the liquefied natural gas exporter have cratered more than 60% since going public, erasing $39 billion in

As Tuesday’s trading winds down and transitions into extended hours, Josh Lipton looks back on the day’s top market themes on Asking for a Trend. University of Florida Finance Professor Jay Ritter breaks down current forecasts for the IPO market in

The IPO market entered 2025 with optimism that IPO stocks can break out of a three-year slump. And some buzzy unicorn companies are busy readying offerings. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insight on IPOs in this story from

Wall Street is gearing up for another wave of blank check companies from seasoned and first-time sponsors, showing the staying power of the vehicles to take companies public — and setting up expectations of more deals. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay