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7 hrs ago | KCBS-TV Los Angeles

Court Puts Mattel's Bratz Takeover On Hold

Share + Dec 10, 2009 8:32 am US/Pacific PASADENA, Calif. 1 of 1 A federal appeals court panel in Pasadena on Wednesday suspended an order that MGA Entertainment stop selling Bratz products this year, recall remaining toys and give ownership of the brand to rival Mattel Inc.

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Related Topix: Toys, Bratz, Toy, Pasadena, CA

Wed Dec 09, 2009

The Motley Fool

Hasbro Gets to Sesame Street, Tickles Investors

Hasbro spanks larger rival Mattel on a quarterly basis , so why not wrestle away a key licensed property between quarterly financial updates? Hasbro has inked a 10-year deal with Sesame Workshop, the Sesame Street creator.

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Related Topix: Toys, Hasbro, Animated TV, Entertainment, Television, Media, Walt Disney

Newkerala.com

Mattel gets news toys for Christmas

Kolkata, Dec 8 : With the countdown already started for Christmas, toymaker Mattel Inc , has introduced Hot Wheels Dino Trick Tracks, Barbie and The Three Musketeers and Newborn-to-Toddler Rocker for kids.

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Related Topix: Toys, Toy, Barbie

Tue Dec 08, 2009

The Motley Fool

4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Mattel

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS , the Fool's free investing community, toy maker Mattel has earned a respected four-star ranking .

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Related Topix: Toys, Financial Markets, El Segundo, CA

Internet Retailer

A new president steps up at multichannel retailer Stride Rite

Collective Brands, parent company of shoe retailer Payless ShoeSource, has named Sharon John president of the Stride Rite Children's Group unit of Collective Brands Performance + Lifestyle Group.

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Related Topix: Retail, Payless Shoesource, Apparel, Marketing, Internet, Science / Technology, Toys, Hasbro, Family, Kids

Mon Dec 07, 2009

KHWB-TV Houston

Hasbro inks 10-year deal to make toys and games based on Sesame Street characters

In this April 10, 2008 file photo, Big Bird is seen during the taping of an episode of "Sesame Street" in New York.

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Related Topix: Toys, Hasbro, Sesame Street, Animated TV, Children TV, Entertainment, Television, Media

Sat Dec 05, 2009

Desert Sun

Dancing 'stars' shine bright at annual event

Now in its eighth season, the Dancing With Our Stars event, where local dance couples compete to raise money for their favorite charities, is still popular.

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Related Topix: Life, Charity , La Quinta, CA, Toys, Terry Clark, Christian Music, Indio, CA

Thu Dec 03, 2009

Los Angeles Business Journal Online -...

Are Mattel's New Dolls Black Enough?

The criticism over Mattel Inc's new black fashion dolls underscores how difficult it is for large commercial companies to please a widely diverse black community with a single image or two depicting young African-Americans. With so few black dolls on toy-store shelves, many black parents had high hopes when toy powerhouse Mattel released So in ...

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Related Topix: Toys, African-American

Wed Dec 02, 2009

The Motley Fool

This Week's 5 Dumbest Stock Moves

Stupidity is contagious. It gets us all from time to time. Even respectable companies can catch it.

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Related Topix: Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Science / Technology, Apple, Startups, Computers, Apple Computer, Toys

Mon Nov 30, 2009

Arizona Daily Star

Toy shoppers beware: Lead-tainting threat lingers

Despite tougher federal lead standards and toy makers' efforts to reduce lead, parents should take steps to avoid buying lead-tainted toys this holiday season, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard says.

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Related Topix: Toys

Sat Nov 28, 2009

Bizjournals

American Girl to open 1st Colorado shop

The popular American Girl doll shop will open its first Colorado location in the Park Meadows mall next spring.

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Related Topix: Toys

Fri Nov 27, 2009

SchaeffersResearch.com Daily Market Blog

In-the-Money Call Traders Capture Dividends on Mattel, Inc.

More specifically, option players simultaneously bought shares of the stock and sold in-the-money covered calls.

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Related Topix: Toys, Day Trading, Financial Markets, Personal Finance

Thu Nov 26, 2009

KGUN-TV Tucson

Goddard Offers Tips for Avoiding Lead in Toys

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard today urged parents and anyone buying toys for children this holiday season to take steps to avoid toys contaminated with potentially dangerous levels of lead.

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Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Metro, Toys, Product Recalls

Wed Nov 25, 2009

The Globe and Mail

Battle heats up for Barbie's throne

Marina Strauss O n a recent Sunday, Anton Rabie, co-founder of Toronto toy company Spin Master, received an e-mail from a customer.

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Related Topix: Toy, Barbie, Toys, Toys R Us, Retail, 9

Los Angeles Times

Parents beware: Hazardous toys may still wind up on store shelves

Are toys safer now? Sure, say federal regulators and Mattel, the world's biggest toy maker.

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Related Topix: Toys, Product Recalls, Kids, Family

Tue Nov 24, 2009

The Motley Fool

Throw This Stock Away

I just got a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Present, and boy, was he mad. A hot toy is threatening to dash toymakers' hopes this season, leaving nothing but coal in their shareholders' stockings.

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Related Topix: Toys, Toy, Barbie, Games, Board Game, Video Games, Hasbro

The Daily Breeze

Fisher-Price infant cribs join massive recall

Of the more than 2 million drop-side cribs being recalled in the United States and Canada following the death of four infants, about 147,000 carry the brand Fisher-Price, a property of El Segundo-based Mattel Inc.

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Related Topix: Product Recalls, Toys, Aurora, NY

Bloomberg.com

Chinese Drywall Corroding Metal, Wires in U.S. Homes, Safety Agency Says

Chinese-made drywall imported into the U.S. is linked to corrosion of metal and wires in homes and may also be causing health complaints by homeowners, according to a report by American investigators.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Product Recalls, Toys, Arlington, VA

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Motley Fool

The Toy That Will Kill Christmas

With the holiday shopping season about to boost into overdrive later this week, I decided to get an early read on the hottest toy trends at Amazon.com . Regardless of your thoughts on Amazon's valuation -- lofty on an earnings basis but much more reasonable on a free cash flow scale -- the leading online retailer is a great resource for taking the ...

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Amazon, eBay, Startups, Toys, Hasbro, Retail, Wal Mart Stores

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Free Republic

Mattel cuts sales target for Shanghai Barbie store

Mattel Inc, the world's biggest toymaker, lowered the sales target for its Barbie store in Shanghai by at least 30 percent after deciding the original marketing concept didn't work.

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Related Topix: Toy, Barbie, Toys

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