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President Trump has instructed the Commerce Department and US Trade Representative to place a 100% tariff on films that are produced outside the United States and imported into America.

Trump orders a 100% tariff on foreign movies

CNN By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his trade war to the cinema. Trump, in an evening post on his social media platform Truth Social, said he has instructed the Commerce Department and US Trade Representative to place a 100% tariff on films that are produced outside the United

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Disney's "Thunderbolts" kicked off the summer box office

Disney’s ‘Thunderbolts’ rallies Marvel fans for a $76 million opening weekend

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” electrified the box office, beating expectations with $76 million in domestic sales this weekend. While not the massive opening weekend numbers that Marvel movies once posted, “Thunderbolts” beat expectations by about 8% and “sets into motion” a new chapter for Marvel, says Paul Dergarabedian, a senior analyst

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James Austin Johnson portrays President Donald Trump during the "Trump Tariff Cold Open" on "Saturday Night Live

On social media, everything from Lady Gaga to knee-high Converse sneakers is a ‘recession indicator’

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — If you believe social media, signs of an impending recession are everywhere. Lady Gaga back on the charts? That’s a recession indicator. Coupons and canned good displays at grocery stores? Definitely recession indicators. And the return of knee-high Converse sneakers? Possibly the most obvious recession indicator of them all.

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The Oracle of Omaha takes his last bow. It’ll be a new Berkshire Hathaway from here on out

By Luciana Lopez, CNN (CNN) — It’s hard to think of anyone on Wall Street who contains quite the same contradictions as Warren Buffett. He’s a white-haired, ice-cream-eating, Cherry-Coke drinking avuncular figure — who has also cut some of the world’s sharpest deals and amassed a fortune bigger than some nations’ entire annual economy. Buffett,

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Companies keep saying two words that prove they’re worried about the future

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Telling investors what’s coming is a normal part of doing business. But with tariff chaos sown throughout the economy, many major companies are “suspending guidance” entirely. Corporate America is wading through uncertain waters, stuck in an uncomfortable wait-and-see mode until it becomes clear whether Trump’s broad reciprocal

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