Friday, December 13, 2024

Stock Market Up 554 Points, But Trump Media Drops — Again — to Four Month Low Thanks to Musk Interview

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The stock market is up! The Dow closed up 554 points today. We’re back over 40,000 after a blip last week. Inflation is down, consumer buying is up.

But guess what keeps sinking every day? Trump Media aka Truth Social. Today Trump’s stock closed at its four month low. It’s only $1 a day from its all time low. Today’s close was $23.56.

Before Trump had his debacle interview with Elon Musk on X this week, the stock was already in a daily freefall. But the combination of the interview and Trump returning to posting on X, the stock is taking a nosedive. Why would anyone invest in Trump Media if its owner is going to post elsewhere.

The whole thinking about the Musk interview was weird, too, not making Trump seem like a smart businessman. After all, TruthSocial just launched a video streaming component. Why didn’t he do the interview there? His people must be furious.

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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