Trump tries to boost support for Truth Social as DJT stock tanks

Trump tries to boost support for Truth Social as DJT stock tanks

Donald Trump on Friday urged his followers to support his social media app Truth Social, as its parent company’s stock continues to sink lower. Trump in a post on that app said he believes Truth Social embodies the political “movement” behind his “Make America Great Again” presidential campaign slogan, adding that “it shows the Spirit … Read more

MTG mum on Trump Media shares

MTG mum on Trump Media shares

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) speaks alongside former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump at a campaign event in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024.  Elijah Nouvelage | AFP | Getty Images A media company with ties to former President Donald Trump is off to a rocky start with share prices tanking … Read more

Trump Media shares drop below $30 after trading begins

Trump Media shares drop below  after trading begins

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The price of Trump Media shares fell below $30 in early trading Friday morning, which is more than $40 lower than what its shares first sold for when the social media company began public trading on March 26. DJT shares fell by more than 8% within the first … Read more

Trump Media shares close lower as Truth Social owner slump continues

Trump Media shares close lower as Truth Social owner slump continues

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The share price of Trump Media fell 5.4% at the close of trading on Thursday. DJT shares, the majority of which are owned by former President Donald Trump, ended at $32.41. Thursday’s drop came a day after Trump Media shares fell 8.57%. The social media company’s stock began … Read more

Trump faces trial on criminal hush money charges: What to know

Trump faces trial on criminal hush money charges: What to know

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the hallway outside a courtroom where he is attending a hearing in his criminal case on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, in New York City on March 25, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Donald Trump has used every legal tool at his disposal … Read more

Trump Media director accused of ‘hacking’ files: Lawsuit

Trump Media director accused of ‘hacking’ files: Lawsuit

This photo illustration shows an image of former President Donald Trump next to a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app, in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Investment firms led by the former CEO of the SPAC that merged with Donald Trump’s media company allege … Read more

Trump Media stock shares drop by more than 10%

Trump Media stock shares drop by more than 10%

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The share price of Trump Media was down by more than 10% on Wednesday afternoon, putting the company’s market capitalization below $5 billion. DJT shares were selling for $33.58 at 1:46 p.m. ET, well below the $70.90 that the stock opened trading at on March 26, its first … Read more

What Truth Social executives got in stock, compensation

What Truth Social executives got in stock, compensation

The merger that led to Trump Media shares becoming publicly traded is also paying off for top executives and other insiders at the company, which owns the Truth Social app regularly used by former President Donald Trump. Corporate filings from Trump Media — which reported a net loss of $58 million last year on revenue … Read more

Trump Media stock drops more than 10% to open trading week

Trump Media stock drops more than 10% to open trading week

Aytac Unal/ | Anadolu | Getty Images Trump Media shares dropped more than 10% in early trading Monday, putting its market capitalization to just below $5 billion. DJT’s plunge followed a 12% decline in its share price on Friday. Trump Media, which owns the Truth Social app used by its biggest shareholder, former President Donald … Read more

Trump defends Truth Social from critics as media stock whipsaws

Trump tries to boost support for Truth Social as DJT stock tanks

Donald Trump on Thursday defended his social media platform Truth Social as a growing chorus of critics — and short sellers — view its parent company as a meme stock with a vastly overinflated share price. Trump, in two lengthy posts on Truth Social, accused the platform’s detractors of being “Radical Left Democrats” who are … Read more