Trump Media stock slumps after skyrocketing first-day rise

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Trump Media stock fell significantly in price after an initial frenzy on the company's first listing last week.

value in the stock declined to $3.7 billion from over $6 billion last week. The end-day total marks a major decline from its peak of $10 billion last week., is the most “shorted” stock on Wall Street — one investors are betting on to fail, according to theTrump himself holds 60% of the stock, a percentage he must hold for six months after the beginning of public trading, as is a stipulation of Trump Media’s board. Despite owning most of the stock, Trump is not on the seven-member board.

Last Tuesday, its first day, Trump Media was valued at roughly $8 billion, greater than respected companies such as Mattel and Western Union.By the end of the first trading day, Trump Media closed at $57.99, a gain of 16% after extreme volatility. Trump helped create Truth Social after he was banned from Twitter, his favorite platform for about a decade, in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Though his ban was rescinded after Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought the platform, he has decided to stay with Truth Social.

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