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Truth Social is crashing and Trump just lost $865 million

Donald Trump’s net worth has declined by $865 million since the market opened today, after Trump Media & Technology Group’s (TMTG) stock price slid by 22% as investors digested an updated 8-K filing where TMTG’s management noted that they had “substantial doubt that TMTG will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due, including liabilities related to promissory notes previously issued by TMTG.”

What does this mean for the former president?

Well, Bloomberg recently pegged Donald Trump’s net worth at $6.5 billion, but the majority of his wealth is tied up in his $3.9 billion stake in Trump Media, with the rest associated with his illiquid real estate properties.

While Trump’s paper stake in TMTG is worth $3.9 billion at current prices, his 78.75 million shares are about 57.1% of all shares outstanding. Only 17 million shares have changed hands in each of the last two days, down from 55 million on March 26th, the first day that TMTG hit the market.

Between declining trading volume and Trump’s six month lockup, it will be difficult for the former president to sell a notable portion of his TMTG holding without sending the stock price even lower.

With this kind of volatility, it might be a rough couple of months for the majority shareholder.

78.75M
(Trump’s shares in Truth Social)
6 Months until Trump can trade

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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Nike sinks to lowest level since 2014 after warning of “challenged” sales environment in Q4 report

Did Nike do it?

Investors had a mixed reaction after the global sports apparel company reported its fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday after the bell. Shares initially rose 5% as Nike beat out Wall Street expectations amid a hefty tariff refund bonus. However, the stock then sank to its lowest level since August 2014 in postmarket trading.

Here are the Q4 numbers:

  • Revenue of $11.0 billion (estimate: $10.8 billion).

  • Adjusted earnings per share of $0.20 (estimate: $0.12).

Ahead of this report, Nike warned that results would be flattered by a one-time tariff refund (now estimated at roughly $0.52 per share for the bottom line). That gave the company an extra cushion in snapping its streak of seven quarters of year-over-year profit declines.

Over the past year, the company had been punished by tariffs on imported goods, stagnant consumer spending, and increasing competition from other footwear brands like New Balance, Adidas, and Hoka.

Outgoing CFO Matthew Friend deemed it an “increasingly challenging operating environment, where sell-through remains challenged.”

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