wdlindsy , (edited ) to random
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"Stock market way up on Trump's conviction, investors liked the strong vote of confidence in the integrity of the American legal system."

~ Matthew Yglesias as quoted by Jay Kuo

Fox News predicted that the market would fall as a result of Trump's conviction.

https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progressive-wins-june-2

Nonilex , to random
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#Tesla’s Profit Fell 55%, Adding to Concerns About Its Strategy

The first-quarter results will very likely fuel worries that competitors will continue grabbing a bigger slice of a #market dealing with slowing #ElectricCar sales.

#ElonMusk #Musk #finance #investing #StockMarket #business #egomaniac #EV
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/business/tesla-earnings-first-quarter-elon-musk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

wdlindsy , to random
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"Yesterday the stock market closed at record highs. Today that happened again, with the Dow closing at 39781, the highest in U.S. history.

What was happening four years ago under Trump? Look at this attached headline from March 21, 2020:"

~ Ted Lieu as cited by Jay Kuo


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https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progressive-wins-march-24

wdlindsy OP ,
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Meanwhile, what was REALLY going on four years ago under Trump.

Better off then than now?!

Trump REALLY wants us to look back and answer that question in light of the abundant facts at our disposal?


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czPsdnkb94M

Nonilex , to random
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merger wins investor approval, netting potential windfall
TFG will own ~60% of , which at its current share price would be worth ~$3.3B.

A lockup agreement will prevent him from selling the shares for 6 months.

A long-delayed move that will open the owners of TruthSocial to stock-market investors & grant Trump a stake worth billions he could use to pay down his .


https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/22/trump-mediamerger-vote/

Nonilex OP ,
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’s allies & company execs will also be granted bundles of shares in the new company that could be worth millions. But trading on the will also open the company to more public scrutiny, & any drops in share prices would affect the value of those stakes.

Critics have said is a “” w/a >$6B valuation they say is out of sync w/its financial outlook. TrumpMedia lost $49M in the first 9 months of last yr & brought in just $3.4M in revenue, per filing.

mnutty , to random
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  1. How much legal jeopardy is in?

The classified documents case will make use of a recording which indicates that had a highly sensitive document which he knew was NOT declassified.

The chain of evidence looks strong and while there is much news media spinning, a court of law is more rigorous environment where focus on fact is primary

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/us/politics/trump-documents-tape-audio.html

mnutty OP ,
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  1. The latest grift in the form of was floated on the last week. The fan base cluelessly piled into the stock. Bidding up the value of the company to about $8 billion. Today gravity made itself known as the value slid south.

Here’s the thing, has 1 million monthly users, when bought with more than 200 million users he paid $44 billion. overpaid by 50%

Math tells me train wreck is a certainty. LOL

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/04/01/truth-social-linked-stock-falls-13-donald-trumps-stake-down-2-billion-from-peak

mnutty OP ,
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  1. The appears to do a far better job of evaluating ’s abilities than many American voters

is a mediocre businessman at best and this price chart depicts what happens when a less than mediocre company is offered on the public stock exchange.

A truly terrible

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