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The annual winter exodus of students causes problems for small business owners. Clinical Professor & Richardson Fellow Brian Gendreau comments on how businesses adapt to less customers.

In this episode of Fried On Business, Jim Fried welcomes Tim Becker, Executive Director of the University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies. They discuss the center’s evolution, its efforts to connect students with industry leaders, and its groundbreaking initiatives like the Due Diligence magazine. Becker shares insights into current real estate trends, the integration of AI and data analytics into education, and the importance of equipping the next generation of real estate professionals for success.

Shares for the company behind Trump’s social media platform Truth Social ended the day up 21.5% at $42.91. It was the company’s largest single-day jump on the Nasdaq since Trump won the presidential election in November. Shares have been volatile since Trump Media went public in March 2024, but Monday’s gains were significant, according to University of Florida Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter.

Databricks, Stripe and Elon Musk’s $350B SpaceX facilitated large exits by insiders without a float. There’s a growing pool of patient capital targeting mature startups. The bigger the trend gets, the more likely it is that profitable unicorns can stay private indefinitely. IPO data from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this story.

The software maker for blue-collar businesses, which recently went public, draws ‘buy’ or ‘overweight’ ratings from at least six analysts. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter comments.

Donald Trump Jr. has been named an adviser to online firearms retailer Grab A Gun, which plans to go public this year. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insight on the potential IPO.

Dealmakers and Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter see potential for more IPOs this year, but economic headwinds and ample money to stay private could dampen the revival.

Jay Ritter, professor of finance at the University of Florida, previously likened the performance of the company on the financial markets to that of “meme stocks”—a publicly traded company’s shares that experience significant price volatility and trading volume due to heightened attention on social media platforms, rather than because of the company’s fundamentals or financial performance.

In North America, Tesla’s value far exceeds that of the two other biggest manufacturers, General Motors and Ford, which have market caps of $59.57 billion and $40.02 billion respectively. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter told Newsweek that with its current market cap, the market expects Tesla will be able to substantially grow its earnings in the future.

Trump transferred 114.75 million shares, or 53% of Trump Media & Technology Group’s outstanding stock, to a revocable trust of which he is the sole beneficiary, according to securities filings released Thursday evening. Shares fell more than 7% Friday morning before ending the day down 2%. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter comments.