Far from the bustle of Wall Street, inside his downtown Minneapolis office, Tim Magnusson got his first aching gut feeling about U.S. inflation in May of last year.
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June 8 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
(Reuters) - Alta Fox Capital Management LLC is seeking to oust Hasbro Inc’s chairman and two other directors, as the activist investor pushes for changes at the toymaker including...
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April 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Glenview Capital Management lost about $2 billion in assets in less than a year as investors fled a fund that began charging fees after it was initially free.
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May 3 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Big Lots (BIG) is down 10% to $48.48 following its fourth-quarter earnings. The discounter said it earned $2.57 a share on revenue of $1.64 billion.
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March 9 - Market Movers, News - Comments
What happened: Shares of Snap (NYSE:SNAP) have skyrocketed today, up by 40% as of 12 p.m. EST, after the company reported strong fourth-quarter earnings.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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October 17 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
Among the notable companies in the spotlight this morning after announcing earnings are Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Hasbro, Inc.
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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 the correlation between the broader...
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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.
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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 week are Hasbro, Inc.
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October 19 - Market Movers, News - Comments
If you are at the helm of the toy maker Mattel, Inc.
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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.
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September 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With the push towards “free to play” (F2P) microtransaction-based mobile and social games, many companies have taken an interest in digital CCGs because of their ease of development...
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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 from virtual game...
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September 17 - News - Comments
Moms are the guiltiest consumers out there, worrying about kids' safety, health, and education.
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September 12 - News - Comments
Activision Blizzard Inc cut pricing on its new $2.5 billion, seven-year covenant-lite term loan B, sources told Thomson Reuters LPC.
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September 11 - News - Comments
Those firms that have announced new or extended stock buyback programs can now retire more shares for a fixed dollar amount.
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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 deal of fanfare.
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September 4 - News - Comments
Now, according to many traders, hedge funds are viewed as delayed, outdated investment tools of a period lost to current times.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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August 19 - News - Comments
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) went public on Aug. 19, 2004.
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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.
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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.
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August 6 - News - Comments
In an effort to continue playing nice together, toy giant Hasbro, Inc.
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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 the year.
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July 26 - News - Comments
Classic games such as Monopoly are easily recognizable by most children and adults alike.
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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 great financial pressure.
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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.
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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 meet or disappoint their...
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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.
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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 for $4 billion a few years...
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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.
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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't sustainable.
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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 of the power of the...
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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.
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July 19 - News - Comments
Hasbro recently announced a deal with digital game developer Electronic Arts Inc.
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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.
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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.
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July 11 - News - Comments
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS)'s decision to invest $112 million for a 70% stake in Backflip Studios is being applauded by the market.
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July 9 - News - Comments
After staging a massive rally off its 2011 lows, toymaker Hasbro, Inc.
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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.
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July 8 - News - Comments
On Tuesday, both Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) and Electronic Arts Inc.
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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.
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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, and diversification...
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July 2 - News - Comments
It's a bird, it's a plane...
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June 27 - News - Comments
