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Hasbro CEO We were unable to meet all of the demand within the quarter

Michael Springer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A statue of Mr. Potato Head greets visitors to the corporate headquarters of toymaker Hasbro Inc. in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It’s been more than a year since Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy and toy maker Hasbro is still struggling with the fallout. …

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Google EU antitrust ruling does not threaten dominance

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Inc., speaks during the Google I/O Developers Conference in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.  Last week, Google complied with the European Union’s $5 billion antitrust ruling by changing how it bundles …

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Hasbro to cut workforce by less than 10%: WSJ

Michael Springer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A statue of Mr. Potato Head greets visitors to the corporate headquarters of toymaker Hasbro Inc. in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Toy maker Hasbro is expected to cut jobs as the toy industry continues to deal with the fallout from the bankruptcy of retailer …

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Apple’s Tim Cook calls for retraction on Chinese spy chip story

Visual China Group | Getty Images Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook attends China Development Forum (CDF) 2018 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 24, 2018 in Beijing, China. China Development Forum (CDF) 2018 is hosted by the Development Research Center of the State Council of China on March 24-26 …

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Brazilian airline Gol to offer premium class with no middle seats

Dado Galdieri | Bloomberg | Getty Images Attendees stand in line in front of a Boeing Co. aircraft operated by GOL Airlines SA during the International Brazil Air Show (IBAS) at Rio Galeao International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday, April 1, 2017.  Brazil’s largest airline is trying …

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Twitter bans bots spreading pro-Saudi messages

Drew Angerer | Getty Images Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning foreign influence in use of social media platforms, on Capitol Hill, September 5, 2018 in Washington, DC.  A network of suspected Twitter bots was suspended Thursday after appearing to coordinate the …

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Barclays upgrades Disney on pivot to streaming

Getty Images Chief executive officer and chairman of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger walks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) before ringing the opening bell, November 27, 2017 in New York City. Barclays bumped up its rating on Disney shares to overweight from equal weight …

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Amazon to open Manchester office, add 1,000 R&D jobs in the UK

Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is sizing up locations for its second US headquarters. Among the criteria: convenient access to mass transit and an international airport, a highly educated labor pool, a strong university system and a diverse population. Amazon is set to open a new office in Manchester …

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Acadia stock up after report of talks with private equity firms

Source: Acadia Healthcare. North Tampa Behavioral Health facility in Wesley Chapel, Florida, owned by Acadia Healthcare.   Acadia Healthcare shares soared Thursday after Reuters reported that the U.S. behavioral health centers operator is in talks with private equity firms about selling itself. Acadia, which operates a network of nearly 600 behavioral health-care …

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Dieting is out at Weight Watchers as it renames itself WW

The company already had been inching closer toward becoming a lifestyle brand over the previous few years. But the 61-year-old Grossman is extending its new wellness mantra into everything the company does: wellness-themed Caribbean cruises, cookware and removing artificial sweeteners from its line of snacks. It’s adding a rewards system …

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