Trump claims to be 'number one' on TikTok. What does that mean?

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President Donald Trump touted that he's "number one" on TikTok multiple times this week. "The new numbers just came out," Trump told reporters at the White House Monday. "You know who the number one person on TikTok is by far? Trump. Me," he said. The president added that he surpassed Taylor Swift, who he said was "number 11" on the social media app. As of July 9, Trump has 16.7 million followers on TikTok. Taylor Swift has a little over double Trump's TikTok following, sitting at 33.5 million followers as of July 9. The most followed person on the app is Khabane Lame, a Senegalese influencer known for his comedic skits. Lame has 162.3 million followers on the video-sharing platform. That's nearly 10 times Trump's following. After Lame, the second most followed person on TikTok is 22-year-old Charli D'Amelio who rose to fame in late 2019 after her dance videos started going viral. She has 159.2 million followers. "I was ...

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: United Airlines, Micron, Chevron & more

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: UAL, MU, CVX Skip Navigation Markets Business Investing Tech Politics Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Energy stocks Shares of energy companies were boosted as U.S. oil prices surged after President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is over. Diamondback Energy jumped more than 3%. APA Corporation and Occidental Petroleum were rising more than 2.5%. Chevron was up more than 2% in premarket trading, while Exxon Mobil rose 1.5%. Cruise lines, airlines Meanwhile, companies that are exposed heavily to fuel prices fell as oil rose. Carnival Corporation was off 3.5%, while Norwegian Cruise Line tumbled 3%. United Airlines also fell 3%, while Delta Air Lines declined nearly 2%. SpaceX The stock bucked the sell-off trend in premarket trading on Wednesday as it rose just under 0.5%, rebounding slightly from it's more than 6.5% decline on Tuesday. SpaceX at Tuesday's close fell below its IPO first-trade price of $150. Memory stocks The sell-off in the sector continued on Wednesday, with names across the board lower. Sandisk was off more than 5.5%, while Western Digital fell 5%. Micron Technology declined 4.5%, and Seagate Technology was lower by 3.5%. Bath & Body Works The retailer fell more than 4% after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to sell from neutral. Analysts at the bank said the company's expansion into third-party distribution could cannibalize its own retail business. Estee Lauder The beauty manufacturer declined 2% after it revealed in a regulatory filing that it's estimated costs for its restructuring plans now total $1.75 billion. Previous estimates from the company estimated the costs to be around $1.55 billion. Rivian Automotive Shares of the electric vehicle manufacturer were off nearly 4% after the stock suffered its worst day since February 2024 on Tuesday. Rivian declined 18% after the company announced a public offering of 75 million shares of its stock to raise capital.

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