Henry T C Hu in the Media

Financial Times September 1, 2025

Opinion – Lex: Is the shareholder always right? It’s complicated

Professor Henry Hu's co-authored paper on "Reconceptualizing Stockholder's 'Disinterestedness'," which discusses the decoupling of voting and economic interests in institutional investing and its governance implications, was referenced in an article about shareholder votes in corporate governance.

Reuters August 15, 2025

Trump’s attack on Goldman could prompt watering down of Wall Street’s independent analysis

Professor Henry Hu notes that President Trump's direct involvement in the private industry diverges from traditional boundaries between government and business.

New York Times June 25, 2025

The Controversial Listing of JBS, the World Largest Meatpacker, on the NYSE

Professor Henry Hu discusses the SEC’s core mandate in relation to the controversy over the JBS’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

FInancial Times May 14, 2025

Michael Saylor’s $40bn Bitcoin Bet

Professor Henry Hu appears extensively in a Financial Times film on MicroStrategy (Strategy), the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoins.  

KXAN April 7, 2025

‘Seminal moment’: University of Texas professor weighs in on stock volatility

Professor Henry Hu explains that the recent stock market volatility and downturn pose a risk of stagflation to the economy and may lead to significant changes in financial regulation and market dynamics.

NPR December 6, 2024

Crypto’s new swagger: What’s driving Bitcoin’s surge past $100,000?

Professor Henry Hu discusses the future of crypto-currency, analyzing the potential impact of regulation under the incoming administration, noting that it could both increase demand and reduce legal uncertainty.

NPR March 13, 2024

What’s behind Bitcoin’s Bull Run?

Professor Henry Hu emphasizes difficulties in ascertaining the intrinsic value of bitcoins and that some are simply trying catch the bottom of inevitable ups and downs in human psychology.

Financial Times February 21, 2024

Nvidia-linked stocks drew big bets days before filing sparked rally

Professor Henry Hu surmises why traders bought large volumes of shares in companies recently associated with the AI computing firm Nvidia.

USA Today February 3, 2024

Musk moves to dump Delaware for Texas after judge voids blockbuster Tesla pay package

Professor Henry Hu on whether Austin-based Tesla could incorporate in Texas rather than Delaware after a Delaware judge struck down CEO Elon Musk’s hefty pay package earlier this week.

Wall Street Journal January 21, 2024

Votes for Sale! A Startup Is Letting Shareholders Sell Their Proxies

Professor Henry Hu expresses concern about the potential for abuse in the practice of buying and selling shareholder votes in an article about a small California-based startup that runs auctions for the rights to vote in shareholder meetings.

NPR January 12, 2024

Soon there’s going to be a new and easier way to buy into cryptocurrency

Professor Henry Hu cautions that government-regulated financial products are not necessarily risk-free after the Securities and Exchange Commission allowed investors to trade spot bitcoin ETFs.

NPR January 10, 2024

U.S. says yes to new bitcoin funds, paving the way for more Americans to buy crypto

Professor Henry Hu emphasizes the significance of major investment firms, such as BlackRock, Fidelity, and Invesco, participating in the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs.