1110 ET - The impact to consumer spending on toys seen so far from President Trump's tariff campaign has been akin to the slowdown seen during the recession of 2008 and 2009, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks says on a call with analysts. The toy category is once again down in the mid-single-digits, but Hasbro is doing a bit better this time thanks to its more diversified offerings, he says. The inflation outlook meanwhile is starting to look like it did during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the CEO says. "We basically see a combination of inflation and some recessionary pressures on the macro," Cocks says. (dean.seal@wsj.com)
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