Trump's media co adds over $1 billion in value after mkt debut

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, driving shares up nearly 12% as of mid-Wednesday - paring an earlier increase, but still adding some $959 million to its value...

The steady move higher comes after the. jumped to a roughly two-year peak on Tuesday when the media startup traded for the first time as a public company...

The potential funds come at a critical time for Trump, who is paying millions of dollars a month to fund his ongoing legal troubles, including four criminal prosecutions..

His first criminal trial - alleging he falsified business records to conceal hush money payments to a porn star before the 2016 election - is set to start on April 15..