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With Tariffs, Trump Wants To Make Hollywood Great Again

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Ben Domenech
May 05, 2025
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The WSJ reports on the big move:

President Trump’s planned 100% tariff on films produced overseas weighed on entertainment company stocks early Monday, though details remain scant on how the administration intends to implement the policy.

Shares in Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount were down 2% or more in morning trading.

Trump said in …

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