Government ownership of publicly traded companies is a slippery slope for Wall Street and investors.

Though 2025 got off to a rocky start on Wall Street, it's shaping up to be another banner year for the stock market. Recently, the widely followed S&P 500 ( ^GSPC 0.53% ) , growth-fueled Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC 0.52% ) , and iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI 0.52% ) all hit fresh record highs.

Investors who've stayed the course and remained optimistic have demonstrably benefited -- and this now includes the federal government.

While the U.S. government has, on rare occasions in the past, dipped its toes into the pond as an investor, President Donald Trump's administration is breaking the mold, and not necessarily in a good way.

During the financial cr

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