Warrington in the News Articles: page 2

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.

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Joel Davis

What is Artificial Intelligence? Joel Davis, Clinical Professor and Director of the David F. Miller Retail Center at the Warrington College of Business, walks us through the definition of AI at UF and explains some common sub-fields of AI.

What is AI? with Joel Davis

University of Florida AI2 Center
Close Up Of Woman Shopping For Clothes Online Using Mobile Phone App

Insights from Tianxin Zou, John I. Williams Professor of Marketing, says proposed legislation may do more harm than good.

Will banning self-preferencing in digital markets help or hurt?

University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business
Mark Jamison

Mark Jamison, director and professor of the Public Utility Research Center and director of the Digital Markets Initiative at the University of Florida, has said a breakup of Google and the resulting free-for-all from lower quality adtech players could result in higher ad prices and lower quality ads.

Inside the landmark Google adtech antitrust trial that could transform the $700 billion global digital ad market

Business Insider
Jay Ritter

Despite this week’s stock market swoon, the S&P 500 is on a run for the ages. The benchmark index has risen nearly 40 percent over the past two years, and has more than doubled from the pandemic low it hit in March 2020, earning Wall Street trading houses bumper profits.

There’s one thing conspicuously absent from this rally, however: I.P.O.s. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter explains.

Where have all the I.P.O.s gone?

The New York Times
Cityscape with orange hue indicating a heat wave

Severe weather costs the global economy billions of dollars a year, highlighting the costs of climate change and the value of mitigating extreme weather, according to a new analysis of weather and economic data by Visiting Assistant Professor Berkay Akyapi.

Heat waves, droughts cause billions of dollars in global economic losses

UF News
Heng Xu and Nan Zhang

Nearly every Fortune 500 company uses AI for hiring, but recent research from Professors of Management Heng Xu and Nan Zhang revels that AI tools might not be delivering the candidates employers really want. It all is up to how you ask help from artificial intelligence. Clearer communications help AI get you the best candidate pool.

AI and Employee Recruitment

UF AI Minute on NPR
Jay Ritter

For months, former President Donald Trump has been sitting on a social media fortune that he couldn’t touch. That will change very soon. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter helps explain why.

Trump can soon tap his $2 billion Truth Social fortune. But it won’t be easy

CNN
Jay Ritter

As a trading concern, Donald Trump’s social media company has become a way for investors to bet on the former president’s odds of retaking the White House. Since going public through a special-purpose acquisition company merger in March, shares of Trump Media & Technology Group have fluctuated wildly alongside its namesake’s political fortunes. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights.

DJT sinks to new low: Why Trump Media investors are feeling less bullish

USA Today
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Secured debt was once the most common type of debt issued by U.S. corporations. But that’s no longer the case. The issuance of secured debt out of all debt has fallen from 98.5 percent in 1900 to just below 5 percent in the early 2000s, according to research from Assistant Professor Nitish Kumar. Companies have increasingly turned to unsecured debt instead, in large part because of the increased financial flexibility it provides. The factors that opened the door to this shift in debt issuance include improved accounting reports, disclosure requirements, and changes in company assets.

For Corporations, Secured Debt Is Out

Northwestern University Kellogg Insight
Jay Ritter

Shares have fallen more than 40% over the past month. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter explains the volatility.

Trump Media stock is plummeting. These shareholders don't care.

ABC News
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