Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of struggling social media platform Truth Social, is began its long-delayed journey as a public company at Tuesday’s opening bell under the ticker symbol “DJT.”

The stock surged about 56% at the open, to $78, and trading was briefly halted for volatility. Trump Media shares have since stabilized at around $70, marking a 40% increase from Monday’s close.

Wall Street is assigning Trump Media an eye-popping valuation of around $13 billion — a price tag that experts warn is untethered to reality.

The skyrocketing share price comes despite the fact that Trump Media is burning through cash; piling up losses; and its main product, Truth Social, is losing users.

“This is a very unusual situation. The stock is pretty much divorced from fundamentals,” said Jay Ritter, a finance professor at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, who has been studying initial public offerings (IPOs) for over 40 years.

    • @Aolley
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      278 months ago

      The CCP is also very interested in all this

          • Ann Archy
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            8 months ago

            I have some bad news for your peace of mind…

          • @[email protected]
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            38 months ago

            I wish this were the case.

            It’s crazy scary how coordinated that community gets to get their fix, which is why one takedown often leads to more.

            • Ann Archy
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              38 months ago

              It’s crazy how far any community goes to get “its” fix.

              Neurologically speaking, our brains’ reward-punishment module is too damn directly exploitable.

      • @UnderpantsWeevil
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        18 months ago

        It’s standard Beijing policy not to intercede when Americans are shooting themselves in the feet

    • Ann Archy
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      The Saudis, the Israelis, and the Chinesis all have old “trade” agreements with the US.

      One other country has joined the club, only they snuck in the back door to burn the whole thing down.

      None of the others’ intent is to overthrow US democracy, because they depend on it for not living like Tuskan Raiders in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.