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Twitter’s Trump Ban Puts Stock at Rock Bottom of S&P 500

  • The stock is the worst-performing S&P 500 name this year
  • Many analysts see a long-term tailwind from digital ad growth
The suspended Twitter account of Donald Trump on Jan. 9.

The suspended Twitter account of Donald Trump on Jan. 9.

Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg

Just like Donald Trump, Twitter Inc. stockholders have lost out this month.

While the former president was being permanently banned from the social media platform in the wake of the riot at the U.S. Capitol, investors were seeing the value of their holdings shrink.