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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.

This toy story began in court. Bratz dolls, the tarted-up line of Barbie rivals that became a billion-dollar enterprise, are returning with a new line after its maker, MGA, won back the trademark rights in an appeals court. New Bratz dolls are expected to hit stores in late August, according to...

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."

Second-quarter earnings reports start coming in this week when Alcoa releases its latest results on Monday. This week's other anticipated quarterly reports include those from industry bellwethers Intel, Google and JPMorgan Chase.

It may not be the best $74.95 you'll ever spend, but Mattel's "Mad Men" dolls sure have a lot of possibilities for fun. That's the suggested retail price for one of four "Mad Men" dolls to be sold by Mattel in specialty stores and at amctv.com and barbiecollector.com, although I couldn't find them...

Barbie Doll has a new job, and unlike many of the 14.8 million unemployed Americans, the new job found her -- she's a computer engineer. In an online poll sure to put the Bush-Gore vote count to shame, voters gave Barbie two jobs in 2010. The popular vote winner from online voting was for computer...

Ken and Barbie are getting some rowdy new neighbors. This week, a set of action figures based on "real" characters of World Wrestling Entertainment will hit store shelves alongside Mattel's other doll franchises, including Barbie, Ken and Little Mommy Walk & Giggle. The new lineup of action...

Everything -- and I mean everything -- is 20% off at the Mattel store, which includes dozens of hot brands like Barbie Doll, Disney Princess, Hot Wheels, Dora the Explorer, Batman, Cars, Toy Story and Polly Pocket, among others. The sale means discounted prices on board games, dolls, pirate ships,...

Hasbro (HAS), the world's no. 2 toymaker after Mattel (MAT), easily beat Wall Street's profit estimate when it reported third-quarter results Monday, but shares fell as much as 5 percent on disappointing revenue. Hasbro, based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, cut prices to ensure that cash-strapped...