Hasbro is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with entertainment offerings based on a world-class brand portfolio. From toys and games to television programming, motion pictures, and a licensing program, Hasbro reaches customers by leveraging its well-known brands such as Transformers, Nerf, and Magic: The Gathering. Ownership stakes in Discovery Family, which offers programming around Hasbro brands, and production capabilities has helped bolster Hasbro's multichannel presence. The firm acquired EOne in 2019, bolting on popular family properties like Peppa Pig and PJ Masks, and since has pruned noncore lines from the tie-up. Furthermore, the addition of Dungeons & Dragons Beyond in 2022, offered the firm access to 10 million digital tabletop players.

Hasbro is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with entertainment offerings based on a world-class brand portfolio. From toys and games to television programming, motion pictures, and a licensing program, Hasbro reaches customers by leveraging its well-known brands such as Transformers, Nerf, and Magic: The Gathering. Ownership stakes in Discovery Family, which offers programming around Hasbro brands, and production capabilities has helped bolster Hasbro's multichannel presence. The firm acquired EOne in 2019, bolting on popular family properties like Peppa Pig and PJ Masks, and since has pruned noncore lines from the tie-up. Furthermore, the addition of Dungeons & Dragons Beyond in 2022, offered the firm access to 10 million digital tabletop players.

Hasbro is a major producer of toys and games, including digital games. Its leading brands include Nerf, My Little Pony, Monopoly, Transformers, Play Doh, Magic, The Gathering, and Transformers. The company is also licensed to manufacture Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and Marvel toys. On December 30, 2019, Hasbro completed its $4.0 billion acquisition of Entertainment One, which develops and distributes entertainment content. The company has approximately 6,500 employees. The shares are a component of the S&P 500.

Stocks were mixed on Thursday intraday as investors digested new economic data. U.S. retail & food services sales fell 0.8% in January from December, but were up 0.6% from a year ago. That was below estimates for a 0.2% decline in sales. Excluding automobiles, sales were down 0.6%, and excluding gas, down 0.8%. Initial jobless claims for the week were 212,000, down from the previous week's revised 220,000. Ongoing unemployment increased 30,000 to 1,895,000, which pushed the insured unemployment rate up to 1.3%. The Dow rose 0.5%, the S&P 500 was up 0.02%, while the Nasdaq lost 0.2%. Crude oil traded just above $78 per barrel and gold was up $6 to $2010 per ounce.