President Donald Trump's ascent to the White House helped draw interest to shares of Newsmax (NMAX -9.12%) and Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT -1.72%). After all, he encouraged followers to watch the former, and the latter sports his name. Conservative news outlet Newsmax is the newer public company of the two. Its initial public offering (IPO) took place in March. Trump Media isn't too old, either. It began trading in 2024. A look at Trump Media Trump Media is working to build up its business through t ...