Episode description
Episode description
Why on earth is Wall Street valuing Donald Trump’s little social network at $7 billion despite having few users, scant revenue and tremendous losses? This week on “How We Got Here,” Max and Erin take stock of how wonky and meme-ified investment markets have become, what this means Trump’s legal bills, and why “DJT” shares would never be this high if not for Netscape and GameStop.
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Pump and Dumps Are Legal Now - Bloomberg
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Trump Media stock plunges as 2023 Truth Social loss put at $58 million
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Meme Stocks Are Back. Here’s Why Wild Trading May Be Here to Stay. - The New York Times
Trump Stock Takes Washington by Storm - WSJ