Disney buying Hasbro? (No.)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by griffin

No official word, but inside financial sources are hosing this down as just wild speculation, as this is considered very, very unlikely at this time.

Thanks to all the fan speculation, the share price of Hasbro spiked... so thanks to us, not only does Hasbro earn billions in profit, but the shareholders were able to make a fortune from our gossip. Within a day, the keen shares-punter could have seen a 6-7% profit from Hasbro shares, as the shares went up 7%, then went down 6%, and back up almost 7% within a day... with about 7 million shares traded.

---

You sound as if you don't want Hasbro to prosper :p

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev

So much form my Transformers/Looney Tunes crossover then :(.

---

So much for Disney potentially cleaning up the Collector's Club and booting Brian Savage out onto the streets.

It's unlikely any shareholders benefitted from the rumours.

The timing and short turn-around time make it quite unlikely, worse when trader's fees are deducted.



Edit: Not that that matters to our discussion.

It would have been cool if Hasbro went through some change. They are clearly stale at the moment with no proper focus aside from whims from Walmart.

The only interesting thing happening from them is that arguably 'side' projects they have such as the WFC/FOC games and the odd clever exclusive release like G2 Bruticus (Molds may be crap but the way it was packaged and presented was pretty good).

(I just slightly changed the title so - until we live in a world where we know that Disney actually is buying Hasbro - the thread title doesn't look like there's actual news on this front every time it's unearthed.)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Sky Shadow

(I just slightly changed the title so - until we live in a world where we know that Disney actually is buying Hasbro - the thread title doesn't look like there's actual news on this front every time it's unearthed.)

---

True, it became obsolete when it was officially rebuked but there is always the possibility of 'secret dealings' but they are not news until we hear something.