This year Disney is projected to take the highest share of the U.S. box office since at least 1995, grabbing close to one-third of all receipts. The last time Disney didn't have the highest share of the box office was 2015 when Universal netted 22%.
The backdrop: Since then, Disney has soared above its competition, taking 26.1%, 21.7% and 26.2% of the market in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
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China and Iran have negotiated a deal that would see massive investments flow into Iran, oil flow out, and collaboration increase on defense and intelligence.
Why it matters: If the proposals become reality, Chinese cash, telecom infrastructure, railways and ports could offer new life to Iran’s sanctions-choked economy — or, critics fear, leave it inescapably beholden to Beijing.
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The House Judiciary Committee on Monday released the transcript of its closed-door interview with Geoffrey Berman, the former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who was forced out by Attorney General Bill Barr last month.
Why it matters: House Democrats have seized on Berman's testimony, in which he claimed the attorney general sought to "entice" him into resigning so that he could be replaced by SEC chairman Jay Clayton, to bolster allegations that the Justice Department has been politicized under Barr.