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Stock trades reveal Trump made massive gains on Big Tech bets

EuroNews · · 725 words · By Quirino Mealha
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“US President Donald Trump made over 3,600 stock trades during the first quarter of 2026 with a value of between $220 million (€188mn) and $750 million (€641mn).”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Trump's ethics filings revealed thousands of trades in early 2026. One source specifically mentions 3,711 trades in 11 weeks, and others discuss the high value of these transactions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in May 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Tru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, a Republican originally from New York, who moved his principal residency to Florida in 2019, was elected president of the United States in 2016. He was inaugurated on January 20, 2017, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Donald_Trump_p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2025. The timeline begins with Trump's January 20, 2025 inauguration as the 47th president of the Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_second_Trump_p…
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“The filing, submitted on Thursday to the US Office of Government Ethics through two OGE Form 278-T reports, disclosed more than 3,600 transactions executed between January and the end of March 2026.”
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Two independent web sources specifically mention the use of OGE Form 278-T and the volume of transactions (over 3,600) occurring between January and March 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oklahoma ( OH-klə-HOH-mə; Choctaw: Oklahumma, pronounced [oklahómma]) is a landlocked state in the South Central and Southwestern regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the southwest, Kans…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman, financial analyst, and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is an independent agency within the executive branch of the U.S. federal government which is responsible for directing executive branch policies rel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Office_of_Govern…
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“US presidents are not banned from trading financial markets but must disclose personal trades.”
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While the provided evidence doesn't contain a direct 'rulebook' quote, the existence of OGE Form 278-T (Periodic Transaction Reports) and the reporting of these trades by the President confirms that trading is permitted provided it is disclosed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trading is done over-the-counter with CFD brokers or market makers; CFD contract is normally one-to-one with the underlying instrument; CFD trading is banned in Belgium (for OTC instruments only),[43]…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_for_difference
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web search NEUTRAL — Throughout US President Donald Trump's second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements. The BBC has examined trade volume data on several …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge0grppe3po
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web search NEUTRAL — “Much like tax returns, financial disclosures occasionally need to be amended to reflect the most accurate, up-to-date information. That’s what we did here,” a Mullin spokesperson said.
https://ictnews.org/news/report-markwayne-mullin-violated-la…
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“His personal assets and business empire are actively run and managed by his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump”
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Web search results explicitly state that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have been managing the Trump business empire while their father serves as president.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — $Trump (stylized in all caps) is a meme coin associated with United States president Donald Trump, hosted on the Solana blockchain. One billion coins were created; 800 million remain owned by two Trum…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump Jr. (born December 31, 1977), often nicknamed Don Jr., is an American businessman and political activist. He is the eldest child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_Jr.
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“Individual purchases of Nvidia, Microsoft, Broadcom, Amazon, Apple and others ranged from $1 million (€856,000) to $5 million (€4.27mn) in disclosed value”
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Two separate web sources confirm purchases of Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple in the range of $1 million to $5 million each.
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web search NEUTRAL — The net worth of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, is not publicly known. For decades, Forbes has assessed his wealth, currently estimating it at $6.5 billion as of Febru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Examples of large purchases, valued at between $1 million and $5 million each, were an S&P 500 Index fund, Nvidia Corp. and Apple Inc. Large sales of between $5 million and $25 million each included M…
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-ethics-…
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web search NEUTRAL — In the first quarter, Mr Trump bought as much as US$5 million (S$ 6.38 million) each in companies including Nvidia, Oracle, Microsoft, Boeing, and Costco Wholesale, according to the documents posted o…
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-bough…
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“buy orders of AMD, Intel, Goldman Sachs, Alphabet, Airbnb, DoorDash, Micron, Bloom Energy and others ranged from $500,000 (€427,500) to $1 million (€856,000) in disclosed value.”
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The specific list of stocks (AMD, Intel, etc.) and the $500k-$1M range is mentioned in the Euronews result, but other sources do not provide this specific breakdown for these specific companies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Big Tech, also known as the tech giants or tech titans, are the largest and most influential technology companies in the world. It most commonly denotes the five dominant firms in the U.S. technology …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tech
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Under the second presidency of Donald Trump, the federal government of the United States has pursued an economic policy focused on lower taxation, deregulation, and large-scale protective tariffs. Tru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_policy_of_the_second_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Super Micro Computer, Inc., doing business as Supermicro, is an American information technology company based in San Jose, California. The company is one of the largest producers of high-performance a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermicro
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“US President Donald Trump also reported hundreds of stock sales ranging from $15,000 (€12,825) to up to $25 million (€21.37mn).”
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Web search results confirm large sales of technology companies (Microsoft, Amazon, Meta) with values ranging from $5 million to $25 million, supporting the claim of high-value stock sales.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump Jr. (born December 31, 1977), often nicknamed Don Jr., is an American businessman and political activist. He is the eldest child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_Jr.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trump family is a prominent wealthy American family. The most well-known member is Donald Trump, the 45th and current 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present), which makes the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_family
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“Trump is over 100% in profit on AMD, Intel, Iridium Communications, Bloom Energy, Intuitive Machines, Marvell Technology, Penguin Solutions, SanDisk, Seagate, Vishay Intertechnology and other stocks.”
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The claim that profits exceeded 100% on the specific list of stocks (AMD, Intel, Iridium, etc.) is found in one Euronews source, but not corroborated by others.
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web search NEUTRAL — The net worth of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, is not publicly known. For decades, Forbes has assessed his wealth, currently estimating it at $6.5 billion as of Febru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Özellikle AMD, Intel, Iridium Communications, Bloom Energy, Intuitive Machines, Marvell Technology, Penguin Solutions, SanDisk, Seagate, Vishay Intertechnology ve diğer bazı hisselerde Trump'ın kazanc…
https://tr.euronews.com/business/2026/05/15/borsa-islemleri-…
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web search NEUTRAL — One woman screams NO as Donald Trump is declared 45th President of the United States of America.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDYNVH0U3cs
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“Trump heavily bought the price dip in March caused by the start of the Iran war.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a 'war with Iran' in March 2026 or stock purchases specifically tied to such an event.
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“The S&P 500 dropped over 8% and bottomed at the end of the month, subsequently rising around 19% to record highs.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the S&P 500's performance (8% drop and 19% rise) in March 2026.
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“the "Restore Trust in Congress Act", a bipartisan bill introduced in the US Congress by Republican Representative Chip Roy and Democratic Representative Seth Magaziner in September 2025.”
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“The legislation would ban members of the US Congress, their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks and other covered investments.”
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“A companion Senate version was introduced in January 2026 by Republican Senator Ashley Moody and Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.”
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“the US Congress version has attracted more than 120 co-sponsors while a discharge petition launched by Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna aims to force the legislation onto the House floor”
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“In the Senate, a version of the ETHICS Act also advanced through committee in 2025 and would prohibit stock trading by members of Congress, the president and the vice president”
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