Trump Media shares tumble immediately after Donald Trump identified guilty on 34 felony counts

Trump Media shares tumble immediately after Donald Trump identified guilty on 34 felony counts


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Trump Media shares fell as substantially as 15% in prolonged buying and selling on Thursday after a New York jury located previous President Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying enterprise documents in his prison hush money trial.

The stock, which trades below the ticker “DJT,” recovered marginally as investing continued, but remained down about 9% in the early evening.

The previous president owns 65% of the company’s shares.

Trump Media, which owns the Truth Social app, merged with shell business Electronic Planet Acquisition Corp. in late March. The stock surged and then plunged.

The firm has a sector cap of about $9 billion, based practically solely on Trump’s model and his enormous particular following. Trump Media claimed a web reduction in the to start with quarter of $327.6 million on less than $1 million in revenue.

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