"Alan Hassenfeld is spreading an elfish spirit throughout the toy industry. After a lifetime in the toy business, the chairman of the executive committee of the board of Hasbro (short for Hassenfeld Brothers) has learnt not to worry too much about the impact of an economic downturn on his business. The numbers seem to bear him out, which may explain why Hasbro’s share price, though well below the all-time high it reached in August, is still up in a miserable year for the stockmarket." (Quoted from article)