Press & Policymaker Coverage

Joshua T. White

Assistant Professor of Finance

Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Dean's Faculty Fellow

Link: Full list of media coverage

Select Broadcast Interviews

1. Television

• CGTN America: Tech turmoil, The Heat, 11/29/22   [Video]

• CNBC: Musk offers to proceed with original bid for Twitter, Capital Connections, 10/4/22   [Video]

• CNBC: Musk addresses Twitter staff, Capital Connections, 6/17/22  [Video] 

• NewsChannel 5: Cryptocurrencies and digital assets regulation, MorningLine, 6/13/22  [Video] 

• CNBC: Musk seeking extra financing to fund $44 billion Twitter deal, Capital Connections, 5/26/22  [Video] 

• CNBC: Can Twitter find a white knight to fend off Elon Musk?, Capital Connections, 4/19/22  [Video] 

• NewsChannel 5: What are non fungible tokens or NFTs?, MorningLine, 2/22/22  [Video] 

• CNBC: Meme stocks continue to gather momentum, Capital Connections, 8/9/21  [Video] 

2. Radio

• Así Amaneció: The global implications of the US banking crisis, Ecuador, 3/17/23

• Bloomberg Radio: How will Elon Musk finance the acquisition of Twitter, Balance of Power, 10/5/22  [Audio]

• Así Amaneció: What do Elon Musk and Twitter mean for financial markets, Ecuador, 5/16/22

• W Radio: Elon Musk is going to transform Twitter according to his vision, La W Radio-Colombia, 4/26/22  [Audio]

• Texas Public Radio: Rackspace tries to stem stock woes with $75M buyback, Texas Public Radio, 3/7/22

• Wisconsin Public Radio: Why non-fungible tokens are gaining popularity, Central Time, 1/12/22  [Audio] 

Select Commentary and Quotations by Journalists

1. Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance

• CNN: More cash, fewer bonds: How corporate America can prepare for a US default, 5/22/23

• HR Brew: Job satisfaction is at an almost forty-year high. Why is that? 5/16/23

• CGTN: What is behind the wave of layoffs in U.S. tech industry? 4/22/23

• Wall Street Journal: Where Musk’s Twitter gambit stands, nearly five months in, 3/8/23

• CNBC: Elon Musk-led Twitter has been sued by at least six companies for failing to pay bills, 2/24/23

• Investopedia: Recession Fears Spark a Round of CEO Pay Cuts, 2/9/23

• Law360: Elon Musk Deserves Credit For Tweet Trial Win, Attys Say, 2/6/23

• Guardian: Jury sides with Elon Musk over 2018 tweets claiming he would take Tesla private, 2/3/23

• Vox: The trials of Elon Musk, 2/3/23

• Guardian: Tesla trial: did Musk’s tweet affect the firm’s stock price? Experts weigh in, 1/29/23

• Law.com: In Tesla trial Elon Musk takes on class actions, 1/25/23

• Barron's: Google will reduce executive bonuses as it lays off staff, 1/24/23

• TechCrunch: Musk said he could have funded a Tesla buyout with SpaceX shares, 1/23/23

• Agence France Presse: "Elon Musk lied": start of the trial on tweets from the boss of Tesla, 1/18/23

• Washington Post: Microsoft layoffs suggest broader pain to come for the economy, 1/18/23

• AP News: Job cuts in tech sector spread, Microsoft lays off 10,000, 1/18/23

• Guardian: Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs in March as tech firms, including Amazon, thin ranks, 1/18/23

• Law360: Treasury guidance eases but doesn't end SPAC tax worries, 1/6/23

• Guardian: Job cuts and falling shares: how did it all go so wrong for the US tech sector?, 1/6/23

• Reuters: Salesforce to cut 10% of workforce in latest tech layoffs, 1/4/23

• CNBC: Elon Musk tries to explain why Tesla shares are tanking, 12/20/22

• Yahoo Finance: Big Tech layoffs: Has Silicon Valley finally 'lost its mojo', 12/15/22

• Morning Brew: How over-hiring during the pandemic led to the rash of layoffs in 2022, 12/6/22

• MarketWatch: Elon Musk’s battle with Apple puts Twitter at greater risk, 11/29/22

• Yahoo Finance: When will the Big Tech layoffs come to an end?, 11/22/22

• Washington Post: Amazon starts widespread layoffs in its corporate ranks, 11/15/22

• Washington Post: Meta expected to lay off thousands in broader tech slowdown, 11/7/22

• Washington Post: Elon Musk's Twitter layoffs, explained, 11/4/22

• Reuters: Investors who stuck it out for Musk's Twitter deal set to reap rewards, 10/28/22

• Fox Business: Elon Musk taking Twitter private: What to know, 10/28/22

• Law360: Buyback tax could hit SPACs with higher costs, 10/12/22

• Reuters: Musk's Twitter bid heads for case study immortalization, 10/9/22

• New York Times: Elon Musk’s renewed Twitter bid puts pressure on Wall St. banks backing him, 10/5/22

• CNN: In major reversal, Elon Musk again proposes buying the Twitter at full price, 10/4/22

• MarketWatch: Twitter stood up to Elon Musk and won, but will it feel like a win once he owns it?, 10/4/22

• Risk.net: Industry warns SEC bond disclosure plan may backfire, 6/20/22

• Reuters: U.S. SEC looking into Musk's Twitter stake purchase, 5/27/22

• Reuters: Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in $61 bln deal, 5/26/22

• CNN: Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter is on hold, 5/13/22

• Reuters: Musk says he has secured $46.5 bln in funding for Twitter bid, 4/21/22

• BBC News: Twitter's board readies against hostile takeover, 4/15/22

• CNBC: Rivian customers who pre-ordered electric SUVs and trucks made millions from IPO pop, 11/10/21

• New York Times: Robinhood’s shares fall in public trading debut, 7/29/21

• Bloomberg News: The four biggest ways that Robinhood changed investing, 7/29/21

• Bloomberg News: Robinhood banks on its traders’ allegiance in IPO like no other, 7/28/21

2. Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Fintech

   • Decrypt: Celeb-backed Token Offerings More Likely to Be a Scam, Research Reports, 5/17/23

   • The Millenial Source: Coinbase files a lawsuit against the SEC over its rulemaking petition response – or lack of one, 4/26/23

   • The National Desk: House grills SEC leader on crypto enforcement with path to legislation still in doubt, 4/19/23

   • Reuters: Analysis: Coinbase, SEC on collision course for 'existential' clash over crypto industry, 3/24/23

   • Daily Beast: Bitcoin bros can’t stop gloating about the bank crisis, 3/21/23

   • LA Times: Dude, where's my bitcoin? Crypto sits out the Super Bowl after a miserable year, 2/12/23

   • The National Desk: SEC continues its crackdown against cryptocurrency industry, 2/10/23

   • Fast Company: Think crypto winter was bad? The SEC’s insider-trading fight could collapse the entire market, 1/31/23

   • The Crime Report: Arguments Continue In Landmark Cryptocurrency Regulation Case SEC v. Ripple, 1/18/23

   • Hamodia: FTX — Opening the Crypt, 12/28/22

   • The National Desk: Arrest of former FTX CEO the latest twist in company's dramatic collapse, 12/13/22

   • The National Desk: Congress rushes to investigate, regulate cryptocurrency after collapse of FTX, 12/1/22

   • TIME: Stablecoins might be the first cryptocurrency to get regulated in the U.S., 4/11/22

   • ABC News: Not just for artwork, NFTs are being used by political candidates to raise money, 1/26/22

   • CQ Roll Call: Nonfungible tokens the new fad for campaign fundraising, 1/4/22

   • The Motley Fool: Crypto and investment scams skyrocket in 2020 and 2021, 7/7/21

   • CQ Roll Call: Digital art frenzy raises questions for tax, law enforcement, 4/13/21

   • Quartz: FBI thinks Long Island Iced Tea’s infamous pivot to blockchain was sweetened by insider trading, 7/25/19

   • Tennessean: Nashville real estate snatched up by cryptocurrency & crowdfunded ventures, 8/1/18

   • Quartz: Crypto traders may not care about market manipulation, but governments do, 4/27/18

3. Retail Investors and Meme Stocks

   • The Verge: Welcome to the stonk market: Is finance just another meme? The Verge, 11/1/21

   • Business Insider: Penny stock trading volume hits record $548 billion as retail investors pour into market, 10/4/21

   • Quartz: The new wave of retail traders is younger, less white, and less male, 3/24/21

   • ABC News: GameStop timeline: A closer look at the saga that upended Wall Street, ABC News, 2/5/21

   • CNN: GameStop stock is plummeting but the Reddit rebellion is just beginning, CNN, 2/2/21

   • ABC News: Silver surges, AMC ticks up, GameStop falls as retail investors shake up markets, 2/1/21

   • MarketWatch: Two young Robinhood traders surf the GameStop wave—but not without some regrets, 2/1/21

   • Quartz: The GameStop trade needed short-sellers to work—and so do markets, 1/29/21

Media Citations of Research

1. Media: Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Law, ABC News, Huffington Post, Quartz, AP News, Business Wire, MarketWatch, CQ Roll Call, The Industry Spread, Better Markets, Research News @ Vanderbilt, Minnesota Reformer, Advisor’s Edge, Investment Executive, Financial Advisor Magazine

2. Legal Blogs: MoFo Jumpstarter Blog, Cadwalader Cabinet, The Startup Blog, The Corporate Counsel Blog, Semler Brossy Advisors’ Blog, TheCorporateCounsel.net, PubCo @ Cooley, Exiger, OTC Markets Blog, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog, Yale Law School Journal on Regulation Blog

Policymaker Citations of Research

1. Speech or Testimony: SEC Comm. H. Peirce (speech), SEC Chair M.J. White (speech), SEC Comm. C. Crenshaw (speech), SEC Comm. M. Piwowar (speech), SEC Comm. D. Gallagher (speech), SEC Comm. K. Stein (speech), SEC Comm. L. Aguilar (speech), SEC Investor Advocate R. Fleming (speech & report), SEC Chief Accountant W. Bricker (speech), SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies, FTC Comm. Phillips (speech), A. Green (testimony to Congress), T. Gellasch (testimony to Congress), Massachusetts Chief Securities Regulator, G-20Y Summit Global Financial Industry Committee, GAO (report to Congress)

2. Rulemaking Activity: SEC Proposed and Final Rule on Publication or Submission of Quotations Without Specified Information (Rule 15c2-11), Joint Proposed and Final Rulemaking by Federal Reserve / OCC / FDIC / FHFA / SEC / HUD on Credit Risk Retention (Dodd-Frank Section 941), SEC Proposed and Final Rulemaking on Accelerated Filer and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions (Rule 12b-2), North American Securities Administrators Association, SEC Final Rule on Insider Trading Arrangements and Related Disclosures (Rule 10b5-1)