Warrington in the News Articles: page 1
It’s no secret that Warrington faculty are internationally renowned for their innovative research. The media looks to our scholars for insights and impactful news. See below where our faculty are featured in the news.
Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Mark Jamison discussed the House Report on Competition in the Digital Markets with Federal Trade Commissioner Christine Wilson (BA ’91) and Aurelien Portuese, director of antitrust and innovation policy at the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF).
Dynamic Antitrust Discussion Series: “House Report on Big Tech”
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
Research from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this story regarding the statement by the regulator’s acting director that addresses the frenzy over blank-check company deals, like the 15 companies with no revenue that have listed publicly this year or have said they hope to in coming months, all at valuations of above $1 billion.
SEC Seeks to Curb Lofty SPAC Projections
Wall Street Journal
Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Mark Jamison argues that President Biden’s proposed strategies related to broadband in his American Jobs Plan have already been tested and don’t work.
Biden's broadband plan would waste $100 billion
The Hill
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares why the oversupply of SPACs is a benefit to investors.
Do-Nothing SPACs Sag, Offering Investors a $1.1 Billion Return
Bloomberg
Research and insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this story about how the average first-day stock pop for a March IPO was smaller than comparable debut-session rises in recent months — but still above historical norms.
IPO market cools as sentiment moves from ‘wildly overoptimistic to optimistic’
MarketWatch
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares more about why it has been close to impossible for regular people to buy shares at IPO pricing, but now, that is changing.
A Traditional Wall Street Advantage Is Suddenly Being Threatened
Bloomberg
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter discusses the hot 2021 IPO market and why, generally speaking, IPOs are considered a riskier investment.
Individual investors should tread carefully in hot but risky IPO market, experts caution
CNBC
Data from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this story on the current commonality for SPACs to dip below their debut price and gyrate around that level.
SPAC Excitement Fades as Historic Quarter Ends
The Wall Street Journal
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his IPO insights for this story on Robinhood’s upcoming IPO, likely to reach a total valuation of $50 billion, dwarfing every IPO so far in 2021 and ranking in the top ten since the start of 2020, a banner year for new listings.
Everything we know so far about Robinhood’s path to an unusual IPO
Fortune
Dean Saby Mitra was part of the Chronicle of Higher Education’s panel discussion on AI’s impact on teaching, an event sponsored by the University of Florida.
Dean Mitra shares how AI and analytics fit into the business sphere and the difference between automation and decision making within AI and analytics. (Interview begins at 27:00.)