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Jay Ritter

Former U.S. oil investment bankers, portfolio managers and executives have formed over 20 listed blank-check companies to take renewable energy companies public, with more listings expected. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter explains why he expects to see more energy-related SPAC mergers in the future.

U.S. investors lean on blank-check firms in search for energy transition targets

Reuters
Jay Ritter

Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter comments on Freedom Holding’s ability to access IPOs, which its founder Timur Turlov sells as its specialty.

Mystery hedge fund bolsters 500% return on curious Nasdaq stock

Bloomberg
Mark Jamison

Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Mark Jamison discusses how the pandemic has impacted the future of telecommunication regulation across the world.

The future of telecom regulation in the wake of the pandemic

CANTO Conference
Jay Ritter

Research from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this story about how low interest rates and hefty returns have driven record demand for IPOs, but with valuations for newly public companies now at levels last seen during the dot-com bubble, some analysts are raising concerns that the boom may be nearing an end.

IPO market nears peak as valuations hit 20-year high

Associated Press
Jay Ritter

Originally expected to be one of the hottest IPOs of 2021, Robinhood’s IPO failed to live up to expectations—a sign to some on Wall Street that investors may have been uneasy about the company’s path toward becoming a financial superpower.

It’s not unusual for a newly public stock to struggle on its first day. In fact, about a quarter of operating companies completing IPOs this year have fallen from their offer prices on day one of trading, according to Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter.

After IPO, Wall Street weighs in on Robinhood: ‘It’s going to be a roller-coaster ride for that stock’

Fortune
Jay Ritter

The now common phrase, that the pandemic has “accelerated digital trends,” has more recently been matched in volume by prognostications that “it feels like 1999 again” in the world of finance. Research from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter explains why today’s IPO markets aren’t the same as the dotcom bubble.

Why the IPO markets aren’t quite the dotcom bubble all over again

Fortune
Jay Ritter

The fast-growing trading company finished Thursday at $34.82, down 8% from its initial public offering price. Only about a quarter of US IPOs have dropped during their first day of trading, excluding blank-check companies, according to Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter from the University of Florida.

Robinhood stumbles in Wall Street debut

CNN

Why Robinhood stock fell 8% in its trading debut

Barron's

Robinhood has long championed small investors. But its IPO pounded them

Fortune
Ted Kury

Public Utility Research Center Director of Energy Studies Ted Kury explains the benefits, risks and who ultimately pays the bill of moving power lines underground.

PG&E will bury 10,000 miles of cable to stop sparking California wildfires

VICE
Aaron Hill

Congress’ stock trading was in the news last year after former senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler disclosed dumping stocks shortly after receiving private briefings on the coronavirus pandemic, just weeks before large parts of the economy shut down and markets crashed. These trades prompted many to wonder why U.S. senators and representatives, who are privy to a lot of non-public information, are allowed to trade individual corporate stocks that pose direct conflicts of interest with their work as legislators.

Assistant Professor of Management Aaron Hill explains the conflicts of congressional stock trades and what could be done to address the situation.

Congress won’t stop trading stocks

Brick House
Jay Ritter

The offering, expected this week, will be a test of whether individual investors want to stay on the sidelines or jump into this type of investing. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his expert insights on the trading app’s IPO.

What to know about Robinhood’s IPO

The Wall Street Journal
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