Trump Media and Technology Corp., which operates the social media platform Truth Social, has named Kevin McGurn as interim CEO to succeed Devin Nunes. McGurn, a former executive at T-Mobile USA, Vevo and Hulu, has been an advisor to the company since December, 2024.
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (NASDAQ: DJT) stock is back in focus on Monday, March 23, jumping 6% amid new developments with the ongoing war in Iran.
Having become an unofficial bet on whether Donald Trump would win the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, the stock of Trump Media & Technology (NASDAQ: DJT) enjoyed a strong rally starting late in the summer of that year.
Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ:DJT) was moving wildly in the past couple of sessions following the release of a new slate of “America-first” ETFs.
Wall Street has seen plenty of thematic ETFs, but not one with a sitting U.S. president acting as a de facto marketing engine.
American economist Peter Schiff has criticised Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT), arguing that the company lacks any meaningful intrinsic value beyond its association with President Donald Trump.
Trump Media plans to merge with a company developing nuclear fusion technology, putting the president's financial interests in competition with other energy companies over which his administration holds sway.
The Trump family indirectly owns nearly 115 million DJT shares, held in the name of the president's eldest son Donald Trump Jr.
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group ( NASDAQ:DJT ) surged on December 18 after announcing a $6 billion all-stock merger with fusion energy company TAE Technologies.
Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT, DJTWW) — the parent company of social media platform Truth Social — announced its plans to merge with nuclear energy startup TAE Technologies in a deal that could be valued up to $6 billion. Yahoo Finance energy reporter Jake Conley breaks down the nuclear fusion company's plans to begin building a reactor next year and how this deal could probably benefit Trump Media the most.
Update Thursday, December 18, 1:35 p.m.:
TAE Technologies CEO Michl Binderbauer says a planned merger with President Donald Trump's media company will help the resultant company commercialize and scale fusion power. Trump Media and Technology Group, which operates the Truth Social app, will invest up to $200 million in TAE, and TMTG will put in another $100 million after filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.