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One Florida mall's theater is joining others across the country in trying to stop the chaos occurring during screenings of "A Minecraft Movie."For kids these days, social media, video games and movies are intertwined. When "Minecraft" came to the big screen, people of all ages flocked to the theaters. But an unwelcome trend did, as well."The movie-going experience has changed a lot since I was younger," Josh Gunderson, director of […]

Colliers Securities chief global strategist Mark Grant joined "Varney & Co." on Tuesday to discuss funds that yield up to 50%."I think they're safe," Grant expressed while discussing Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (JQC) and Eagle Point Credit Company (ECC)."I spend three or four hours every Saturday morning going through all these funds. I've never had a fund that didn't pay their dividend that I'm using. Some have cut them, […]

A Chinese official lashed out against the Trump administration on Tuesday, reportedly stating that the "peasants in the United States" will suffer from the trade war. Xia Baolong, the director of China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office under the State Council, criticized tariff policies levied by the Trump administration as "extremely shameless." Appearing to address past remarks by Vice President JD Vance, Xia said "Let those peasants in the United States […]

LVMH ceded its title as the world’s most valuable luxury company on Tuesday, as its market capitalization dropped below rival Hermes.The market capitalization of LVMH, known for brands like Louis Vuitton, Dom Perignon, Givenchy, Tiffany & Co. and TAG Heuer, hovered around 244.1 billion euros as of mid-morning Tuesday, lower than Hermes and its market cap of 248.1 billion euros.At their current market caps, Hermes became the most valuable luxury […]

Some eateries are marking Tax Day by rolling out deals.Americans facing the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) deadline for filing federal income tax returns on Tuesday (and extension requests must be filed or postmarked by April 15) will have a swath of deals on foods from well-known chains that they can claim. At participating Great American Cookies locations, customers will receive a free chocolate chip cookie cake slice when they purchase one. […]

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio warned in an interview on Sunday that he's concerned about the economy experiencing something "worse than a recession" if the trade war sparks a breakdown of the broader financial system.Dalio, the co-chief investment officer of the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, said in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press with Kristen Welker" that President Donald Trump's tariffs have been "very disruptive" and are […]

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson weighed in on the agency’s antitrust case against social media giant Meta Platforms in a Monday appearance on "Mornings with Maria." The FTC and Meta headed to court Monday morning as the trial arising out of the agency alleging the tech company "has engaged in anticompetitive acquisitions to protect its dominant position" in personal social networking officially got underway. The agency’s lawsuit takes particular issue with […]

The Social Security Administration (SSA) implemented anti-fraud tools to protect customers who file claims over the phone following Elon Musk’s warning that fraudsters were targeting the agency’s call-in lines to steal benefits.The agency launched measures that will "identify suspicious activity in telephone claims by analyzing patterns and anomalies within a person’s account," effective immediately, according to the SSA. The agency said if the technology detects irregularities, the individual will be required […]

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Monday released its latest Survey of Consumer Expectations, which found that Americans' expectations of the labor market have dimmed to the lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic.Respondents' expectations that the unemployment rate will be higher one year from now jumped 4.6 percentage points to 44% in March – the highest reading since April 2020. The increase was broad-based across age, education and income […]