Transformers...

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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-Products-That-Boomed-usnews-2412431735.html?x=0&.v=1

Among ten other products and services, Transformers ranks among ten that have proven to be recession proof.

Transformers. Good and evil are still doing battle, which makes toy maker Hasbro a winner. The company's Transformers action figures have morphed into a franchise that includes two movies, a TV series, video games, comic books, and a wide range of spinoff toys that seem to be recessionproof. A sharp boost in entertainment licensing revenue from Transformers and a related stalwart, G.I. Joe, have helped offset reductions in other parts of Hasbro's earnings statement. Expect the bots to keep battling.

Maybe we should make Optimus Prime the Secretary of the Treasury. He needs to use that Matrix to light our darkest hour.