L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The radio controlled toy company is leaking cash and may need to lose some of its parts Bashing pint-size radio-controlled monster trucks around bumpy dirt tracks has always been a blast for Dan Dunst, who opened a hobby shop specializing in the pricey toys near downtown Los Angeles last year.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
MANCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology, and The LEGO Group today revealed the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) 2010 season Challenge: “Body Forward™.” Each year, FLL selects a Challenge...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks Equity Research highlights Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) as the Bull of the Day and RC2 Corporation (Nasdaq: RCRC) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Citigroup (NYSE: C), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX). Full analysis of all these stocks is available at http://at.zacks.com/?id=2676. Here is...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Capital One (NYSE: COF), RC2 Corporation (Nasdaq: RCRC), Mattel Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT), Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) and JAKKS Pacific Inc. (Nasdaq:...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Filed under: Earnings reports , Microsoft (MSFT) , Yahoo! (YHOO) , Apple Inc (AAPL) , eBay (EBAY) , Pfizer (PFE) , Coca-Cola (KO) , AT and T (T) , Altria Group (MO) , BB and T (BBT) , Boeing Co (BA) , duPont(E.I.)deNemours (DD) , Hasbro Inc (HAS) , AMR Corp (AMR) , UAL Corp (UAUA) , Wells Fargo (WFC) Here are some highlights from last week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: Altria Group Inc....
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RC2 Corporation (NASDAQ:RCRC), today announced solid results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and an increase to its 2009 full year net income outlook. Net income for the third quarter 2009 was $13.6 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, as compared with $11.1 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, for the third quarter 2008. Excluding recall-related...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Hasbro Inc, the nation's second biggest toymaker, said Monday its profit rose 8.8 percent in the third quarter, helped by lower costs and slightly higher sales of Transformers and G.I. Joe toys.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hasbro Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, boosted by demand for movie-related toys, although revenue fell short of expectations.
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
NEW YORK - Hasbro Inc, the nation's second biggest toymaker, said Monday its profit rose 8.8 percent in the third quarter, helped by lower costs and slightly higher...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
HACKENSACK, N.J. - The game that toy makers and toy sellers will be playing this holiday season is "Make Sure the Price is Right." Toy company executives at a...
Business Opportunities Weblog (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
CNNMoney: Johnny Valdene and Travis Hollman were running a toy company that sold $6 million in marshmallow shooters every year. At a trade fair in New York City they saw an attendee collapsing from what looked like a heart attack. Paramedics later told them that the man had in fact suffered an anxiety attack — brought [...]
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
Your children may not be putting together their holiday wish list yet, but toy companies and stores already have theirs.
Value Expectations - (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Related: ABT , BIIB , DRI , FISV , HAS , LO , SYMC , WAT The Applied Finance Group’s (AFG’s) goal is to help its clients pick the best stocks in any index, sector or market cap through the use of its Economic Margin (EM) methodology , valuation techniques , and ability to evaluate management’s capability to create shareholder wealth . The EM methodology helps investors understand...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
VENICE, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LEGO models of Woody and Buzz Lightyear were unveiled by Disney Consumer Products as part of a dedicated Toy Story-themed family area at the 66th Venice Film Festival. Constructed from 13,600 LEGO bricks in 150 hours, this was the global unveiling of the Woody model. The Buzz Lightyear model, seen for the first time in Europe, was constructed from 40,000 LEGO bricks...
Fast Company (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
Two professors at Johns Hopkins are using Lego models to better understand how nanoscale materials behave. Legos have popped up in all kinds of quirky places, from this ingenious animation and scores of architectural models , to graduate school robotics programs . But they've never been used in nanotechnology--until now. Joelle Frechette and German Drazer, two professors of chemical and biomolecular...
The 3 latest articles published by users on Toys and Games :
sahilsimran | 02/16/2009
A day before Toy Fair 09 was scheduled to kick-off at the Javis Center in Manhattan, ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! and 50 to 60 other journalists descended on the Times Center for what is always one of the coolest events of the year, as Hasbro unveils their upcoming line at their Second Annual Collector-Fan Media Day. The special invite-only event gives the action figure, comic and movie press a chance...
vrickad | 02/01/2009
When one examines how the typical toddler passes his or her day, they discover that there are in fact very few productive hours. Between the 12 to 15 hours of sleep and the hour or so spent eating, children have precious little time to focus on their...
infibeam | 01/29/2009
Toys and games have been man's companions since time immemorial. Toys made of twigs and sticks have phenomenally evolved to the modern day playthings. The ancient man knew the importance of these twigs as a thing of amusement. In the recent past however toys and games have metamorphosed so much that they have become integral part of our lives. Toys and few games have a significant role to play in an...
Videos