Trump’s multimillion dollar sushi bet sends Japanese chain’s stock soaring

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President Donald Trump purchased between $1 million and $5 million of stock in Kura Sushi USA, a Japan-linked conveyor-belt sushi chain, helping send the company’s shares up by more than 5%.

Kura Sushi USA, tied to the Japan-based Kura Sushi chain, stood out among roughly 3,700 trades disclosed in the president’s latest filings with the Office of Government Ethics. It was one of Trump’s largest purchases of the year so far.

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