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Showing Original Post only (View all)Last night, Chump lost almost everything he invested in Truth Social [View all]
The Guardian link: https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/04/trump-media-djt-stock
Donald Trumps tiny social media empire has seen its extraordinary stock market rally wiped out by a steep sell-off.
Shares in Trump Media & Technology Group, owner of Truth Social, closed below $17 on Wednesday, reversing all their gains since the companys rapid rise took hold in January.
The former president has been prohibited by a lock-up agreement from starting to sell shares in the firm until late September. While his majority stake in the firm is still worth some $2bn on paper, its value has fallen dramatically from $4.9bn in March.
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As a business, TMTG is not growing rapidly. It generated sales of just $4.13m in 2023, according to regulatory filings, and lost $58.2m.
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Shares in Trump Media & Technology Group, owner of Truth Social, closed below $17 on Wednesday, reversing all their gains since the companys rapid rise took hold in January.
The former president has been prohibited by a lock-up agreement from starting to sell shares in the firm until late September. While his majority stake in the firm is still worth some $2bn on paper, its value has fallen dramatically from $4.9bn in March.
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As a business, TMTG is not growing rapidly. It generated sales of just $4.13m in 2023, according to regulatory filings, and lost $58.2m.
I don't know how much dough he put into this venture initially, but his stocks will be almost worthless by the time he's able to unload any of them. As we all know ... everything he touches, dies.
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FakeNoose
Sep 2024
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But according to his fans - He is a good businessman and he would be better for the economy. I suspect this was a sham
tulipsandroses
Sep 2024
#3
Well it's certainly not Facebook, I guess it's closer to Xwitter For Idiots ...
FakeNoose
Sep 2024
#6
Sept 20th is the first day Trump can sell his shares. I'm not a market analyst, but...
surfered
Sep 2024
#7
It explains the timing of when he can sell his shares - just weeks before the election.
Probatim
Sep 2024
#29
Fake news. It was up to $17.76 a few minutes ago. It's going to rebound any minute now. Believe me!
Ray Bruns
Sep 2024
#20
Don't think trump invested much in the site. It's almost a freebe for him if he sells his stock at anything above $.01.
Silent Type
Sep 2024
#26
This is a meme stock that has no real value other than idiots who are stupid enough to buy it
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 2024
#27