Netflix, Disney Shares Slip on Tariff Plans, Berkshire Slumps on Buffett Succession

On this episode of Stock Movers:

- Film and media companies like Netflix (NFLX) and Disney (DIS) saw shares falling on Monday after President Donald Trump announced that he plans to impose a 100% tariff on films produced overseas. In post on Truth Social, the American leader said he was directing the Commerce Department and his trade representative to “immediately begin the process of instituting” the levy on foreign movies. “WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!” Trump continued. The president also positioned foreign productions as a national security threat, saying other nations were using films for messaging and propaganda.

- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) shares sunk as much as 6.4% in trading on Monday following the news that Warren Buffett will leave his post as CEO at the end of the year during his 60th shareholder meeting on Saturday. Buffett, the 94-year-old architect and face of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., announced that the gathering would be his last as head of the company he built from humble beginnings into one of the world’s most valuable enterprises. A few feet away, Greg Abel, the energy executive long seen as Omaha’s crown prince, wasn’t even aware his time had come.

- Pet food maker Freshpet (FRPT) initially fell after it announced it was cutting its net sales guidance for the full year, citing uncertainty. Shares recovered later in trading.

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