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PAWTUCKET-BASED Hasbro Inc. reported a loss of $220 million in the third quarter of 2020. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

Hasbro posts $220M Q3 profit

Economic Activity 10/26/2020

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. posted a profit of $220 million in the third quarter, a slight increase from $213 million one year prior, the...

PAWTUCKET-BASED Hasbro Inc. reported a loss of $32.9 million in the second quarter of 2020. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

Hasbro reports $32.9M loss in Q2

Economic Activity 07/27/2020

PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Inc. posted a $32.9 million loss in the second quarter, or 25 cents per diluted share, the company reported Monday. Company earnings...

HASBRO INC. reported a $69.6 million loss in the first quarter, primarily attributable to costs related to the acquisition of Entertainment One Ltd. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

Hasbro posts $69.6M loss in Q1 driven by eOne acquisition costs

Economic Activity 04/29/2020

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. reported a $69.6 million loss for the first quarter of 2020, according to the company Wednesday. The loss was primarily attributable...

HASBRO EARNED a profit of $520.5 million in 2019. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JEENAH MOON

Hasbro reports 136% profit jump in 2019

Economic Activity 02/11/2020

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. reported a 136% boost in profit in 2019, to $520.5 million, or $4.05 per diluted share, according to a company...

HASBRO completed its acquisition of Entertainment One Ltd. this week. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

Hasbro completes acquisition of eOne

Economic Activity 01/02/2020

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. completed its acquisition of Entertainment One Ltd., the company announced this week. The deal was valued at about $3.8 billion in...

HASBRO reported a profit of $212.9 million in the third quarter, missing estimates. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

Hasbro earns $212.9M in Q3 as tariffs affect sales

Economic Activity 10/22/2019

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. reported a profit of $212.9 million in the third quarter, a 19.3% decline year over year, according to a company...

HASBRO INC. has moved a step closer to finalizing its acquisition of multimedia company Entertainment One. The deal is expected to give Hasbro's long line of toys and characters increased international exposure through additional film, television, and music platforms. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

Entertainment One shareholders approve acquisition by Hasbro

Art & Culture 10/17/2019

PAWTUCKET – Shareholders voted Thursday to approve the proposal for Pawtucket-based toymaker Hasbro Inc. to buy Entertainment One Ltd. for $4 billion, Hasbro announced...

TARIFF IMPACTS: Rhode Island Manufacturers Association Executive Director David Chenevert said the impact of tariffs and the slowing of the world economy has affected businesses differently in Rhode Island. Manufacturers focused on the aerospace or medical-industry markets are doing fine, he said, because defense spending has increased and the medical industry is growing. Companies producing products for the automotive industry, however, are seeing an impact because auto sales are down nationally.  / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

U.S. trade war with China has brought pain, uncertainty

Cover Story 10/04/2019

The initial tariffs imposed in 2018 on imports from China didn’t affect Cooley Group, a Pawtucket-based company that manufactures an array of engineered materials,...

FUN, YES, BUT MUCH MORE: Hasbro CEO and Chairman Brian Goldner takes part in a 2016 companywide effort to pack toys for children and families, part of the company’s ongoing philanthropic efforts and one which its decision to cut back on plastic packaging is consistent with.   / PBN FILE PHOTO/ RUPERT WHITELEY

By reducing plastic use, Hasbro improves itself and the earth

Editorial and Op-Ed 08/23/2019

With its announcement on Aug. 20 that it is looking to eliminate virtually all plastic packaging for its products, Pawtucket-based Hasbro Inc. continues to...