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Lauren Aratani in New York

‘America first’? Trump financial products raise questions about potential presidential conflicts of interest

people smile at a podium that reads 'New York stock exchange'
Donald Trump celebrates after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on 12 December 2024. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

The word “Truth” was plastered all around the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning. At 9.30am, when the market opened, a small crowd stood on the balcony above the trading floor to ring in the day.

The group was celebrating the launch of five exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, that are tied to Truth Social, Donald Trump’s social media platform that has spun into a menagerie of products over the last few years.

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