When Hasbro wanted to change D&D’s open game license to get a cut of third-party company profits, the game’s fans went to battle.

The pandemic helped boost toy sales by more than 30%.

Rival toymaker Hasbro reported disappointing earnings last week, and Mattel faces similar headwinds from tariffs and store closures.

Tariff-related uncertainty caused chaos on the cusp of the company’s most important season.

A company that turns toys into movies and TV buys a company whose cartoons make great toys.

The industry is living under threat of tariffs on toys manufactured in China.

Mattel and Hasbro will both report their earnings this week. Mattel reports Thursday after the market closes, and Hasbro reports Friday. Combined, these two companies will give us a sense of how the toy industry fared during the all-important holiday season and how they’re coping with the closure of retailer Toys R Us.

The retail giant's bankruptcy has Hasbro and other toymakers scrambling to prepare for the holidays.

The retail giant's bankruptcy has Hasbro and other toymakers scrambling to prepare for the holidays.

Toymaker Hasbro will report second-quarter earnings later this morning. Earlier in 2018, the company reported that first-quarter revenue had fallen by 16 percent compared with the same period last year. It’s been a tough couple of months as retailer Toys R Us went bankrupt and closed hundreds of stores. But Hasbro is finding new shelves […]