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David Kass warns that Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery could raise prices and reduce consumer choice. He says Skydance must achieve $6 billion in synergies within three years, improve cash flow and reduce debt while navigating challenging regulatory constraints.

Maryland’s Smith School of Business ranks No. 24 nationally and No. 13 among public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 undergraduate business rankings. Finance climbs 15 spots while management information systems ranks ninth nationally and seventh among publics.

Warren Buffett’s decision to step down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway marks a highly consequential leadership transition in modern business — and few observers are better positioned to interpret its significance than Clinical Professor of Finance

As blockchain technology transforms global payments, stablecoins could become a powerful new source of demand for U.S. Treasury securities while helping preserve the U.S. dollar's position as the world's reserve currency, according to a new paper by Michael Faulkender, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S.

On the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Maryland’s Smith School honors nearly 3,000 victims and examines the nation’s recovery, highlighting resilient financial systems, federal intervention, lasting aviation security changes and emerging artificial intelligence-driven cyberthreats to U.S. institutions.

Clifford Rossi, professor of the practice and director of the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium at the Smith School of Business, said restricting large institutional investors would do little to improve housing affordability, arguing supply shortages and homeowners locked into low mortgage rates remain the market's primary constraints.

In his latest book, 1929: The Inside Story of the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History, Andrew Ross Sorkin couldn’t help but notice some modern parallels.

University of Maryland’s Smith School joins the American Bankers Association Partner Network, expanding industry-aligned coursework, boosting career readiness and connecting students with banking employers through credentials, expert insights and greater visibility to recruiters seeking job-ready finance graduates.

The University of Maryland’s Smith School hosted its 23rd Wikler Finance Case Competition on April 17, 2026. Twenty-seven students across seven teams analyzed a real-world case, presenting to industry judges in a long-standing program blending academic rigor with practical financial decision-making.

Albert “Pete” Kyle’s landmark 1985 paper on insider trading was honored at a University of Maryland conference, where scholars and industry experts examined its lasting influence on market structure, liquidity and asset pricing more than four decades later.