AP Spotlight Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying US movie industry is dying JILL COLVIN and JAKE COYLE Associated Press May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025 Updated Nov 8, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — President Donald Trump opened a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the U.S.kAmx? 2 A@DE $F?52J ?:89E @? 9:D %CFE9 $@4:2= A=2E7@C>[ %CF>A D2:5 96 2FE9@C:K65 E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 r@>>6C46 2?5 E96 ~77:46 @7 E96 &]$] %C256 #6AC6D6?E2E:G6 E@ D=2A 2 `__T E2C:77 Q@? 2?J 2?5 2== |@G:6D 4@>:?8 :?E@ @FC r@F?ECJ E92E 2C6 AC@5F465 :? u@C6:8? {2?5D]Qk^AmkAmQ%96 |@G:6 x?5FDECJ :? p>6C:42 :D s*x}v 2 G6CJ 72DE 562E9[Q 96 HC@E6[ 4@>A=2:?:?8 E92E @E96C 4@F?EC:6D Q2C6 @776C:?8 2== D@CED @7 :?46?E:G6D E@ 5C2HQ 7:=>>2<6CD 2?5 DEF5:@D 2H2J 7C@> E96 &]$] Q%9:D :D 2 4@?46CE65 677@CE 3J @E96C }2E:@?D 2?5[ E96C67@C6[ 2 }2E:@?2= $64FC:EJ E9C62E] xE :D[ :? 255:E:@? 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US and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs, agree to pause for 90 days U.S. and Chinese officials say they have reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war.
US consumer confidence plunges to lowest in 5 years on tariff worries Americans' confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COIVD-19 pandemic.
Trump says US kids may get '2 dolls instead of 30,' but China will suffer more President Donald Trump acknowledged Wednesday his tariffs could result in fewer and costlier products in the United States but insisted China …
US economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt business The economy was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the United States tried to bring in foreign goods before President Trump imposed …
Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too Premium coffee roasters in the U.S. are reeling from the sharp price increases of coffee beans, which nearly doubled last year after record dr…
White House comes out with sharp spending cuts in Trump's 2026 budget plan President Donald Trump's 2026 budget plan would slash nondefense domestic spending by $163 billion while increasing expenditures on national security.
'Nowhere to turn': Small businesses dependent on imports from China feel more desperate Since the Trump administration raised tariffs on goods from China to 145%, major orders were canceled and products were stranded overseas.
