Glenview Capital Lost $2 Billion in Assets in About Nine Months (Bloomberg) Glenview Capital Management lost about $2 billion in assets in less than a...
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May 3 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) (Barron’s) Big Lots (BIG) is down 10% to $48.48 following its fourth-quarter earnings. The discounter said it earned $...
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March 9 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) (The Motley Fool) What happened: Shares of Snap (NYSE:SNAP) have skyrocketed today, up by 40% as of 12 p.m. EST, after the company...
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February 7 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Most people are familiar with Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) Toys. If you ever played the Monopoly board game, with a G.I. Joe action figure, or a Mr. Potato...
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February 20 - News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Every week, I review the list of dividend increases as part of my monitoring process. I usually focus my attention on companies that have managed to...
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February 13 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
This is a guest post by Mike, aka The Dividend Guy. He authors The Dividend Guy Blog since 2010 and manages portfolios at Dividend Stocks Rock. He is...
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November 9 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Although it’s just the beginning of the week for investors, the earnings season is in full swing. Among the companies that have reported their latest...
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October 17 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
Major market indices opened in the positive territory as investors monitor the latest financial results that companies have started releasing. Among the...
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July 18 - Market Movers, News - Comments
With this weekend’s meeting in Doha being a failure and crude futures down by more than 4%, the S&P 500 and tech indexes are lower today as...
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April 18 - Market Movers, News - Comments
U.S. stocks are tanking again today, as investors continue to use oil prices as a barometer. WTI futures fell by roughly 1.5% by noon, sending the Dow...
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February 8 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
With markets inching down on Monday, several stocks dropped below the average on the back of various news. Among the top losers at the beginning of the...
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October 19 - Market Movers, News - Comments
If you are at the helm of the toy maker Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT), business might seem tough, but it just got a bit tougher after a ‘short pitch...
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October 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is 214 points (1.30%) in green so far in today’s trading session, after losing 469.68 points on Tuesday. Given that...
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September 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Developers look to cash in as collectible card games go digital. Shall we deal you in? Once strictly limited to heated arguments in the corner of a school...
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October 24 - News - Comments
The ongoing battle between Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) gets more complex with every passing year due to new, fierce competition...
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September 17 - News - Comments
Moms are the guiltiest consumers out there, worrying about kids’ safety, health, and education. Companies seeking moms’ strong purchasing...
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September 12 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA), Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS)...
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September 11 - News - Comments
The recent pullback in the stock market brings a silver lining for some companies. Those firms that have announced new or extended stock buyback programs...
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September 6 - News - Comments
With a tentative release date of June 27, 2014, Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIA)‘s Paramount pictures will release the fourth Transformers movie to a great...
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September 4 - News - Comments
Is Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) a good investment? Now, according to many traders, hedge funds are viewed as delayed, outdated investment tools of a period...
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September 3 - News - Comments
In the eyes of many investors, hedge funds are assumed to be bloated, outdated investment tools of a forgotten age. Although there are In excess of 8,...
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September 3 - News - Comments
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are plenty of metrics investors can use to analyze stocks. Some of the most under-the-radar are hedge...
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August 28 - News - Comments
For two consecutive weeks, both the overall market and the real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio have dropped a bit in value. As those...
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August 19 - News - Comments
On this day in economic and business history… Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) went public on Aug. 19, 2004. The popular search engine had initially planned...
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August 19 - News - Comments
In a recent article, I couldn’t help but harp on the move to digital and how it’s impacting the video game industry. This move is not only...
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August 7 - News - Comments
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) seems to be making all the right moves in order to position itself for future growth. The toy industry is changing and there...
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August 6 - News - Comments
In an effort to continue playing nice together, toy giant Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) and entertainment king The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) jointly...
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July 27 - News - Comments
Barbie’s owner, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT), dropped nearly 6.6% in one day. Even after the drop, Mattel is now up around 18% since the beginning of...
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July 26 - News - Comments
Classic games such as Monopoly are easily recognizable by most children and adults alike. The company behind these products and other iconic brands of...
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July 25 - News - Comments
The toy industry today is navigating muddy waters. A slow economic recovery has chipped away at company revenues and placed a few toy companies under...
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July 25 - News - Comments
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) just inked a deal to buy 70% of casual game maker Backflip Studios. This fits nicely with the company’s goals of creating...
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July 24 - News - Comments
Its earnings season! This is a time of the quarter when companies report and Wall Street gives thumbs up or thumbs down based on whether the companies...
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July 24 - News - Comments
When I was a child, there was nothing I wanted more than toys. Stuffed animals, He-Man figures, toy cars, and Legos — I loved them all. Those days...
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July 24 - News - Comments
Was all that worrying for nothing? When entertainment mogul The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) bought cartoon character powerhouse Marvel Entertainment...
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July 23 - News - Comments
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) has long counted on licensing partnerships to help it become one of the two largest toymakers in the United States. The company...
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July 22 - News - Comments
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn’...
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July 22 - News - Comments
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)’s recent announcement that the Star Wars galaxy will be merging with its Club Penguin galaxy is yet another indicator...
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July 22 - News - Comments
According to its most recent earnings release, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) seems to have become a victim of its own success. The company reported a 12%...
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July 19 - News - Comments
Will the new Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) and Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) deal have your portfolio cheering “Yahtzee?” Hasbro recently announced...
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July 17 - News - Comments
For some time, the toy industry has been undergoing a decline in demand due to macro as well as secular reasons. Industry trends remain tepid in both...
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July 17 - News - Comments
On July 8, toy maker Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) announced the acquisition of a 70% stake in privately held mobile game company Backflip Studios. You may...
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July 11 - News - Comments
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) is making a bet on social gaming, and it probably couldn’t have happened without Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA). Hasbro, Inc. (...
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July 9 - News - Comments
After staging a massive rally off its 2011 lows, toymaker Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) came very close to re-testing its 2010 all-time highs on May 22, the...
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July 8 - Stock Analysis - Comments
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) was in 9 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. JAKK has seen a decrease in support from...
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July 8 - News - Comments
On Tuesday, both Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) and Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) stock rose slightly after the companies announced a new four-year agreement...
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July 5 - News - Comments
The toy industry is in the doldrums. Retail toy sales have flattened worldwide during the last few years. In the 21st Century, age “compression” has...
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July 3 - News - Comments
The real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio operates based on three key investing principles inspired by Benjamin Graham: dividends, valuation...
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July 2 - News - Comments
It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s a $116.6 million opening weekend for Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX)’s Man of Steel. The film...
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June 27 - News - Comments
Is Kid Brands Inc (NYSE:KID) going to take off soon? Prominent investors are becoming less hopeful. The number of long hedge fund positions dropped by...
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June 24 - News - Comments
Some companies go out of their way to court controversy, while others, like General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS), seem to unwittingly be thrust into the middle...
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June 20 - News - Comments
