Top 1%: A group of LSU business students finished in the top 1% of worldwide competitors in Bloomberg’s 2025 Global Trading Challenge. With 2,394 teams in the competition, the LSU group finished in 20th place worldwide and 6th place among teams from North America. Read more from LSU.
Presidential pardon: Former Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke has been pardoned by President Donald Trump months after being indicted for allegedly rigging the bidding process on the University of Texas’ Moody Center arena. Leiweke, who pleaded not guilty, remains a shareholder. Oak View Group previously agreed to pay $15 million related to the case. Read more from NBC News.
Upgraded: Moody’s has upgraded FMOL Health’s revenue bond rating from A2 to A1 following the system’s strongest financial year on record. The agency cited exceptional operating performance, strong liquidity and leading market share in Louisiana, boosted by the health system’s strategic partnership with LSU. Moody’s also issued a positive outlook based on sustained cash flow and growth plans. Learn more from Becker’s Hospital Review.
