Warrington in the News Articles: page 11
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.
Associate Dean and Lanzillotti-McKethan Eminent Scholar Mo Wang shares his insights on how companies with aging CEOs are impacted, like Aflac’s Dan Amos, who is now the fifth-longest-serving CEO of any Fortune 500 company.
Aflac’s CEO gave us that obnoxious, genius duck and changed the insurance industry. Now, he’s facing his aging customers’ mortality—and eventually his own
Fortune
Wall Street’s tech IPO bankers may finally have a reason to break out the champagne after an extended drought was broken up this week with the market debuts of Reddit and Astera Labs. In the past two years, though, there have only been 15 tech IPOs total, according to research provided Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter.
Big week for tech IPOs Reddit, Astera boosts Morgan Stanley after extended lull
CNBC
Donald Trump is on the cusp of adding billions of dollars to his balance sheet after shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp. voted on Friday to merge with his Trump Media & Technology Group. But not only won’t the expected $2.9 billion windfall not help him pay his fines, it won’t even help him secure a bond to cover those fines while he appeals. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter and DBA student Xavier Kowalski (DBA ’26) shares his insights with Forbes and a number of other publications about Digital World’s public debut.
Why Trump Can’t Pledge His Truth Social Shares Even After It Goes Public
ForbesWhy Trump’s $3 Billion Truth Social Windfall Might Not Keep Him From Losing Golf Club—Or Other Properties
ForbesTrump's Truth Social has only 5 million members and is performing badly but could be valued at more than $5 billion
Business InsiderTrump is on the verge of a windfall of billions of dollars. Here are 3 things to know
NPR
Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of Trump’s struggling social media platform Truth Social, is on the cusp of going public as soon as next week following years of legal and regulatory obstacles. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter and DBA student Xavier Kowalski share their insights on the upcoming public debut.
Donald Trump may be about to get $3 billion richer. But that likely won’t solve his cash crunch
CNNWhy Trump may reap billions in Truth Social stock market merger
BBCWall Street debut of Trump’s Truth Social network could net him stock worth billions on paper
AP
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights on the social media company’s debut on the New York Stock Exchange, one of the first major tech initial public offerings of the year.
Reddit Rises 48% in First Day of Trading
The New York TimesReddit: Is 2024 a make-or-break moment for the IPO market?
Yahoo! FinanceShould You Invest in Reddit After 48% Pop?
Bloomberg
Insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter inform this opinion piece about the proposed merger between Trump Media and Digital World, a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.
Bloomberg Opinion: Digital World Acquisition Corp
Bloomberg
Poe Business Ethics Center Director Brian Ray and Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives at the College of Business at the University of Central Florida Ron Piccolo (Ph.D. ’05) joined Regions Business Radio Orlando to discuss critical thinking, leadership and business ethics.
Critical Thinking, Business Ethics, and Leadership
Business Radio X
Clinical Assistant Professor Michael Carrillo and Clinical Professor and Director of the David F. Miller Retail Center Joel Davis collaborated on a new case study available through Ivey Publishing, one of the most prominent case publishers. The case focuses on Minespider, a blockchain-based traceability software helping to collect and communicate key supply chain data, and its role in developing responsible battery supply chains through blockchain technology.
New Case Study | Minespider: Building Responsible Battery Supply Chains with Blockchain
Ivey Publishing
Insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter show that biotechnology IPOs tend to do well over the long term just as financing markets begin to thaw.
Why That Hot Biotech IPO Could Be a Winner
The Wall Street Journal
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter comments on Reddit’s plan to go public. Among the details of its IPO filed with the SEC, Reddit says it’s reserving about 8% of the shares it’ll be selling for users and moderators, alongside some board members and friends and family of employees. That’ll give them a chance to buy in before institutional investors, unlike most IPOs.