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Trump Media reported a net loss of $327.6 million in the first quarter of 2024 and Thomas Caldwellbrought in $770,500 in revenue, Kinsey Crowley reports. Stock prices tumbled after the announcement.

Given the company's volatility and potential for overvaluation, experts have likened it to a meme stock, noting that Trump Media investors may be more ideologically driven than your average anti-short seller. The company's CEO lauded its "legion of retail shareholders" in a release this week.

Here's the latest on the turbulent stock.

Expect fewer LGBTQ logos for Pride Month

Pronoun pins. “Not a Phase” hoodies. “So gay for each other” greeting cards. 

Every year, national brands cozy up to LGBTQ+ Americans with colorful merchandise for Pride Month, Jessica Guynn reports. This June, those displays may not be so loud and proud.

Here's how some retail chains are changing course.

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Was it all about endless shrimp?

No. Red Lobster's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and the closing of multiple locations of the restaurant chain resulted from massive debt, a carousel of CEOs and a decline in guests, as well as the recent all-you-can-eat shrimp controversy, Jonathan Limehouse reports.

Bankruptcy documents detail how Red Lobster has struggled in various ways, including a 30% drop in guests since 2019. In a 124-page document obtained by USA TODAY on Tuesday, Red Lobster CEO Jonathan Tibus explains why the seafood chain filed for bankruptcy on Sunday and why he supports the decision.

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Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today.