Toy Makers Are Betting on Last-Minute Holiday Shopping to Save the Year
Too many toys are sitting on shelves as the holiday buying season gets under way. Retailers and toy makers hope...
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Companies Take Different Strategies to Navigate High Inflation
The first batch of earnings reports from companies for the September quarter show that corporate profit margins are feeling the...
Lego Owner to Acquire Education-Technology Firm Brainpop
Lego owner Kirkbi A/S is buying U.S. video-learning firm Brainpop for $875 million, according to the companies, as the family...
Hackers Leaked ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Footage, Rockstar Games Says
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. said hackers broke into the networks of its Rockstar Games Inc. unit and illegally accessed early-development...
Videogame Companies Face Slowdown as People Spend Less on Gaming
The videogame industry is seeing a sharp slowdown in growth as people are going out again after a pandemic-fueled spurt...
Hulu Is Driving More Streaming Subscribers to Disney Than Marvel or Star Wars
Hulu has emerged as Walt Disney Co. DIS 0.53% ’s fastest-growing U.S. streaming service, just as the company loads up...
Elon Musk’s Inner Circle Rocked by Fight Over His $230 Billion Fortune
Mr. Birchall, a straight-laced, 48-year-old wealth manager who rose to become Mr. Musk’s top deputy and the head of his...
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Rocks the Box Office
Thor stole everyone’s thunder this weekend at the box office, solidifying another blockbuster performance for Marvel Studios, which continues to...
FanDuel CEO Amy Howe Wants to Help the Sports-Betting Business Grow Up
LOS ANGELES—Ahead of the year’s biggest gambling event, FanDuel Group Chief Executive Amy Howe was spreading her message of confidence...
‘Doctor Strange’ Gives Summer Movie Season a Strong Start
The summer blockbuster is back.After two years of delays, cancellations and false starts because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2022...
WSJ News Exclusive | Activist Investor Ancora Has 1% Hasbro Stake
An activist investor has a stake in Hasbro Inc. HAS 1.83% and is supporting another activist already waging a proxy...
WSJ News Exclusive | Hasbro Activist Begins Proxy Fight, Urges Wizards Unit Spinoff
A little-known activist investor is seeking to add several directors to Hasbro Inc.’s board and is urging the toy maker...
Do We Need More Heroes? Disney Hopes So.
Many media and tech giants hope to carve out a place in streaming. Disney ’s strategy is to bet you...
Hasbro Enters Holiday Season With CEO on Health Leave
Hasbro Inc.’s HAS -1.62% abrupt leadership change this week leaves the toy company in the hands of lieutenants to navigate...
