Trump took over the family real estate business in 1971 and used it to build his business brand. As the family's businesses expanded, they faced lawsuits and financial volatility. Here's everything to know about the Trump businesses and increasingly complicated ethical questions. When President-elect Donald Trump was growing up, he worked in the offices and on the construction sites of his father's real estate business, Elizabeth Trump & Son. By 1973, he had taken over the company and given it a now well-known name: The Trump Organization. In the decades since, Trump has pursued global real estate development, reality television shows, a media conglomerate, cryptocurrency, and branded products like Bibles. His signature company has faced financial and legal turmoil throughout the years, but has become synonymous with his trademark brand of business success. When Trump took office in 2017, he handed formal control of the Trump Organization to his two elder sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump . Some questioned whether conflicts of interest persisted for the then-president, who had simultaneous political and professional power. Now that Trump has won a second term in the White House, the Trump Organization will again have to navigate a murky business landscape. Here's everything to know about the Trump Organization and the family's business ventures, including financial volatility, lawsuits, and an increasingly complicated web of ethical questions. Company history Fred Trump was born in New York City in 1905. He started building and selling homes in Queens when he was 19, eventually developing properties in Brooklyn and Staten Island as well. The president-elect was involved with the business since childhood and began officially working for his father shortly after graduating college. He took over the company in 1971 and renamed it in 1973. Key business areas After taking over, Trump helped expand the business, buying properties in Manhattan and outside of New York. He developed the Grand Hyatt Hotel in 1976, despite not having enough money to buy the property (this is among the early plot points in 'The Apprentice, ' a 2024 movie about Trump's business rise). By the 1980s, Trump had established himself as a real estate mogul, boasting properties like Trump Tower and beginning to pursue casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Trump Organization faced financial challenges in these years, with multiple Trump-owned properties filing for bankruptcy in the early 1990s. The president-elect used bankruptcy protections to restructure the company's debts and maintained his image as a successful businessman. Today, the Trump Organization's website lists eight hotels, five of which are in the U.S. It also lists residential properties across the country and globe, with a focus on New York. In addition to the real estate holdings, the organization lists 18 golf courses it owns or is developing. In 1996, Trump bought the Miss Universe Organization , which included Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. He sold the company in 2015, after NBC dropped the show due to remarks he made about Mexican immigrants during his 2016 presidential campaign. The beauty pageant has been awash in controversy in recent years, and some contestants have said that Trump would look at them as they changed backstage. Trump starred as himself in a reality show, 'The Apprentice,' which he hosted from 2004 to 2015. Aspiring business leaders battled each other in challenges and Trump served as the judge, telling a contestant each week, "You're fired!" The show and its spinoff, 'The Celebrity Apprentice,' helped expand Trump's national reach. NBC cut Trump's ties with the program in 2015. After leaving the White House in 2017, Trump formed Trump Media & Technology Group and its flagship product, Truth Social. He founded the company after being kicked off of many mainstream social media sites for his actions on January 6 and now owns a majority stake. Trump Media's financial health shifts with the president-elect's political prospects. Many consider it a "meme stock," since its share price doesn't correlate to its profitability. Trump Media's stock soared after Trump won the 2024 election. The president-elect's stake in the company is his most valuable asset, valued at around $3.5 billion in December, 2024. Since his earliest business days, Trump has profited from branded products , starting with his buildings themselves. During his reality television days, he attached his name to everything from board games to steaks. Trump has continued to sell branded products as a political figure, and financial disclosures released in August reveal that he made more than $12 million off of NFTs and books alone. He also sells sneakers, cologne, and a Trump Bible. Leadership and ownership The Trump Organization is a collection of around 500 privately held companies. Trump ran the day-to-day operations of the company prior to becoming president, but handed control over to his two oldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, when he moved into the White House in 2017. Related stories The company's leadership is composed largely of family loyalists. Eric and Donald Trump Jr. are currently the executive vice presidents. Since the 1970s, most presidents have put their assets into blind trusts, a financial arrangement whereby an independent trustee controls the holdings. During the 2016 campaign, Trump put his assets into a trust controlled his older sons and Allen Weisselberg , the Trump Organization's chief financial officer at the time. The arrangement was not as extensive as a blind trust structure. Trump resigned but didn't sell his stake in the company, which promised not to make any new foreign deals while Trump was president. The Trump Organization also hired an outside ethics advisor at the time and said it would donate any profits from foreign governments to the Treasury Department. Various parties sued Trump over alleged violations of the Constitution's emoluments clause, which prevents presidents from receiving payments or gifts from foreign governments. International governments with interest in US policy decisions spent money at various Trump properties during his term. Three cases about the clause were dismissed without resolution after Trump left office. Related stories Controversies and legal challenges The company's legal troubles predate Trump's time in the White House, stretching back to the era of Fred Trump's leadership. In 1973, the Justice Department sued Fred and Donald Trump for alleged racial discrimination. The parties settled and the Trumps didn't admit any wrongdoing. The company's business practices continued to receive scrutiny throughout the rest of the 20th century, especially as it faced financial difficulties. Trump borrowed money to fund new projects like hotels and casinos, and in 1990 his dad bought more than $3 million worth of casino chips to help a venue make an interest payment. Later, the state of New Jersey found that the transaction was an illegal loan and levied a fine of $65,000. Over the past three decades, Trump and his companies have been engaged in many lawsuits, ranging from bankruptcy proceedings, to fights with gambling patrons, to personal defamation suits. Recently, the company has been entangled in both a civil and criminal fraud trial in New York. In the civil case, the state's attorney general accused the Trump Organization of misleading banks and insurers about property values. A Manhattan judge found Trump guilty in February 2024 and ordered the company to pay almost $364 million before interest, with Trump personally responsible for nearly $355 million of the penalty. By March, judges had lowered Trump's bond to $175 and the president-elect has appealed the case. As part of this case, Weisselberg , the company's former CFO, was sentenced to jail time after admitting to perjury. On the same day the AG first filed the civil fraud case, Trump formed "Trump Organization II " in an apparent attempt to protect his holdings. Anticipating that Trump might try to move his holdings to a company that isn't being sued , the judge made him tell a court-appointed monitor about "any corporate restructuring, disposition or dissipation of any significant assets." New York's criminal suit against Trump ended in 34 convictions , making him the first former president convicted of a felony. A 12-person Manhattan jury found Trump guilty on 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records to hide a $130,000 hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels, an adult film star. The judge in the case has indefinitely postponed Trump's sentencing and the president-elect is now arguing that the case should be thrown out entirely because he has presidential immunity. In July, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents are broadly immune from prosecution, and Trump's legal team is arguing the same should be true for presidents-elect. Next steps for the Trump Organization and other businesses Now that Trump is headed back to the White House, the Trump Organization once again finds itself in a thicket of legal and ethical questions. The company may or may not reinstate its ban on foreign deals once Trump is sworn in for a second term and has business in countries central to America's foreign policy agenda, like Saudi Arabia. In addition to the Trump Organization, Trump Media is another ethical gray area, as people with a vested interest in policy decisions could buy advertisements on Truth Social or shares of stock. Doing so would raise Trump's net worth, given that he owns a majority stake in the company. In September, Trump announced a family crypto venture, World Liberty Financial . The platform is marketed as a way for traders to borrow and lend cryptocurrencies. Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Barron Trump are all involved in the venture. A document from the company lists all four of them as part of the team, but says no Trump family members are employees or officers. Ethics experts have said that World Liberty Financial could also pose conflicts of interest since Trump will oversee crypto regulations as president. The Trump Organization, Trump Media, and World Liberty Financial did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

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The company is the best smart bet on a wide range of smaller Canadian software companies and can replicate that strategy for many years to come. Hence, Constellation is a one-stop shop if you seek a less risky way to play venture capital. This software giant is a great, steady grower and quality tech player in the current landscape. It has performed outstandingly on the TSX and is certainly not on the verge of losing its lustre. Cautious management, a healthy capacity to grow earnings, and strict acquisition will ensure that this software giant remains one of the valuable picks for long-term investors, even as its valuation continues to drift higher. If you are hunting for a company that innovates and grows, then Constellation is one to keep in your portfolio. Bottom line Overall, Shopify and Constellation Software are strong contenders in the tech sector, each offering unique advantages. Shopify presents high growth potential in the e-commerce space but is volatile. Constellation Software provides stability and consistent returns through its acquisition model. Shopify may be appealing for rapid growth and innovation, but Constellation Software is likely the better long-term choice if you want steady, reliable performance.Wyludda, who ended her sports career in 2017, won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. She also won European Championship titles in 1990 and 1994. German discus thrower Ilke Wyludda has passed away in the eastern German city of Halle, President of the Saxony-Anhalt State Sports Association Silke Renk announced Monday. Wyludda was 55 years old. 'The whole German throwing community is in mourning' "The news is terribly hard and leaves me stunned. Ilke struggled with health problems straight after her career. The whole German throwing community is in mourning. She was always a fighter, but unfortunately lost her last fight far too early," Renk, who used to train with Wyludda, told German news agency dpa. 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Paralympics: How athletes earn a living To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Wyludda took part in Paralympic Games after leg amputation "With Ilke Wyludda, a figurehead of German athletics has unfortunately left us far too early at the age of 55," German Athletics Federation Chairman Idriss Gonchinska said, while adding that "the athletics family mourns the loss of a truly great athlete who fought against injuries and illnesses throughout her life and yet remained committed to her sport for decades." Wyludda had to have her leg amputated in 2010 due to a bacterial infection and then began to take part in Paralympics events. She competed in the London 2012 Paralympic Games and later in two IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France and Doha, Qatar. wd/kb (dpa, SID)

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