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5 Things To Watch Next Week: iPhones, Googling, Snacks, and Elmo Dolls

5:00PM 10/07/2011

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool

Company News, Google , Mattel, Pepsico, Sprint Nextel Corp, Apple, AT&T, Verizon, Yahoo

There's never a dull moment on Wall Street, especially when new iGadgets hit the shelves and earnings season kicks off in earnest. Let's go over some of the items that will help shape the week ahead.

Land of Forgotten Toy Stocks: Buy Transformers, Sell Barbie

3:00PM 9/23/2011

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool

Mattel, Stock Picks

Things are getting serious in the world of toys as the holiday shopping season approaches. It's a close contest this year between industry giants Mattel and Hasbro -- like battling Transformers -- but the latest entry in the latter's line of interactive Elmo toys should put it over the top.

Skip the Toys and Buy Your Kid One of These Stocks

10:30AM 8/26/2011

By Robyn Gearey, The Motley Fool

Investing, Mattel, Pepsico, McDonald's

Ever notice how quickly kids outgrow their favorite toys? Next gift occasion, consider giving something that will last, and even appreciate in value -- if you choose it wisely: stock. The key to getting your kids interested in investing? Picking companies that match their interests.

Why Are LEGOs So Expensive?

2:30PM 8/24/2011

By Eamon Murphy

Mattel, Time Warner, Walt Disney, Family Money, Features

It's a question that echoes across the Internet, on blogs and message boards, and in the content of a specialty wiki called Brickipedia: "Why are Legos so expensive?" Our search for an answer starts in Denmark, and ends in the playrooms of countless children around the world.

Old TV Stars Sue Over Merchandising Royalties

12:00PM 8/09/2011

By Ron Dicker

People, Media, Mattel, Sony, Time Warner

The shows have been off the air for years, but the battle continues. Stars from television classics, including The Partridge Family and Happy Days, are suing their former studios over royalty money -- for toys, lunch boxes, board games, books and even slot machines -- that they claim is long overdue.

Cars 2 Could Lap the Field in the Summer Movie Toy Race

11:10AM 5/27/2011

By Ron Dicker

Company News, Media, Mattel, Sears Holdings, Walt Disney, Retail, Market News

Cars 2 doesn't open until June 24, but its toy line is already revving up the summer movie-toy season. Sales of Cars 2 merchandise will surpass Disney's entire Toy Story franchise within 12 months, predicted Jim Silver, editor in chief of TimetoPlaymag.com.

Five Dividend Payers to Save Your Portfolio

8:00AM 5/18/2011

By The Motley Fool

Investing, Johnson & Johnson, Mattel, Sysco Corp, McDonald's, Stock Picks, Investing Basics

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Motley Fool analyst Matt Koppenheffer decided to twist that nugget of wisdom a bit and look at what did work in past and figure out how we can repeat it. Doing so, he found five dividend payers that fit the bill today.

She Ain't Playing: 'Hillbillies' Actress Sues Mattel Over Doll

8:10PM 5/06/2011

By Ron Dicker

Company News, People, Mattel

The actress who played buxom hayseed Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies believes Mattel (MAT) done her wrong over a doll. Donna Douglas, who appeared as Elly May in every episode of the TV comedy from 1962 to 1971, is suing the toy giant for marketing its Elly May Barbie and a photo of...

Fashion-Doll Fight Continues: MGA Sues Mattel Over Bratz Dolls

2:00AM 2/04/2011

By The Associated Press

Company News, Mattel, Retail

MGA Entertainment, the maker of Bratz dolls has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Mattel, which makes rival Barbie dolls.

THQ to Bring Barbie, Hot Wheels and Other Toys to Gaming Consoles

8:00PM 1/05/2011

By Dawn Kawamoto

Technology, Mattel

Video-game publisher THQ, who makes the popular uDraw tablet and fighting game UFC, has signed a deal with Mattel to bring Barbie, Hot Wheels and other brands to gaming consoles. Can it help give the gaming company -- whose stock has soared 47% in less than two months -- increase its revenue?