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Mattel's Fisher-Price, a dominant brand for the under-5 set, announced an unprecedented four recalls today -- totaling more than 11 million toys and children's products sold since the 1990s -- following a variety of injuries, mishaps and safety concerns.

Here's news from the business world and other money matters to watch out for Thursday (last updated at 8:02 a.m. Eastern time): Mattel Accused Of Espionage: Toys are a profitable and competitive business, but do they involve espionage? MGA Entertainment reportedly believes so, alleging Barbie-doll...

MGA Entertainment, maker of the popular and controversial line of Bratz dolls, threw another punch in its extended copyright brawl with Barbie maker Mattel this week. MGA alleges that Mattel has for years been falsifying credentials to spy on competitors at toy fairs around the world.

Toymaker Mattel said that its profit for the second quarter more than doubled from a year ago, helped by solid performance across its "portfolio of brands and countries, particularly Barbie and Hot Wheels."

The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today: General Electric Co. (GE) says its first-quarter earnings fell 30% to $1.9 billion, or 17 cents per share, due to lower profits in its big industrial divisions and ongoing struggles at GE Capital. The results still beat Wall...

It's getting ugly in the toy aisle this holiday season -- and it could stay ugly into next year. Mattel Corp. (MAT) just reported its third-quarter sales, and profits were down. The company blamed the lack of popular movie-based toys, tight inventory management among retailers, and the weak...

Some of the companies making headlines today: General Electric's (GE)continued to get hit by its financial unit this quarter as well as profit fell 44 percent, but still managed to beat estimates. This outweighed signs of improvement in its other divisions that make heavy machinery and other...