The year of the Fire Dragon lasted from January 31, 1976 through February 17, 1977 and followed the severe bear market low in 1974.

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At the center of the Skylanders universe are cartoon monster heroes, including the fire-breathing dragon Spyro, who has already starred in several of his own games.

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After bounding through a tough Year of the Rabbit, we anticipate the Year of the Dragon will breathe fire back into Chinese markets in 2012.

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