Warrington in the News Articles: page 1

While the first day of trading usually captures the most attention with IPOs, second-day stock-price moves tend to be more muted with larger deals of $500 million such as Circle’s.

The second-day trading gain of about 45% for Circle’s newly issued stock puts it many times over the average second-day return for larger IPOs over the past five years, according to Jay Ritter, a University of Florida finance professor who tracks IPOs.

In the annals of “amounts left on the table” from IPOs, that $1.72 billion is big. Jay Ritter, a professor at the University of Florida and the world’s leading expert on IPOs, told Fortune that the figure ranks seventh largest for all offerings since 1980.

Is artificial intelligence coming for the jobs of Wall Street traders? An assistant professor of finance at the University of Florida, Alejandro Lopez-Lira, has spent the past few years trying to answer that question.

Hut 8 is going all in on big names, buzz and a high-risk, trendy business strategy. Will it work—or blow up in its face? Jay Ritter shares his insights.

Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social-media network Truth Social, on Tuesday disclosed plans to issue $1.5 billion worth of new stock and $1 billion in convertible notes, with the proceeds to be invested in Bitcoin. Jay Ritter comments.

Markets rejoiced this week over news that the Trump administration, after six weeks of maximalist rhetoric, had struck a preliminary deal with China to lower tariff rates between the two countries. But the celebration may be premature, industry insiders, foreign diplomats and market experts said, telling The Times that Silicon Valley will face strong headwinds in the months ahead — the makings of a perfect storm of uncertainty that could still tip the U.S. economy into recession. Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, George W. and Lisa O. Etheridge, Jr. Professor, comments. 

The IPO market seems to be thawing, at least for now. Jay Ritter shares his insights in this story.

The fintech industry has been a center of IPO activity over the last few months. Chime will follow eToro, a stock and crypto trading platform that debuted Wednesday at $69.69 a share. Jay Ritter’s data informs this story.

The IPO spigot is beginning to flow, with eToro just out of the gate, but might the new cohort be too old to produce blockbuster returns? Research data from Jay Ritter informs this story.

Dominari surged after bringing on Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr. It’s part of lucrative pattern they’ve embraced since election. Jay Ritter provides insights.