<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mattel Inc.: News &amp; Videos about Mattel Inc. - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mattel_Inc</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Mattel Inc. from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:34:07 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Mattel Inc.: News &amp; Videos about Mattel Inc. - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mattel_Inc</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Mattel Inc. from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Mattel fined $2.3 million over lead in toys</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/05/news/companies/cpsc/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/05/news/companies/cpsc/index.htm</guid><description>Toymaker Mattel Corp. agreed Friday to pay $2.3 million in civil penalties for violating a federal lead paint ban that resulted in the recall of millions of its Barbie, Dora and other popular-branded toys in 2007.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jury Awards Mattel $100M</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1836378,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1836378,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A federal jury has awarded Mattel Inc. $100 million in damages in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel not playing - toy prices will be hiked</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/21/news/companies/mattel/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/21/news/companies/mattel/index.htm</guid><description>Many American families are already digging deep to pay for gas and food. Now they can add toys to the list of products they will be paying more for in 2008.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel's CEO recalls a rough summer</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/21/news/companies/mattel.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/21/news/companies/mattel.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Bob Eckert, the chairman and CEO of Mattel, will never forget the way he spent his 53rd birthday August 14. He sat in front of a television camera set up in a conference room in Mattel's headquarters in El Segundo, Calif. Talking into the dark lens, he delivered the same bad news over and over, in as many live newscasts as he could: Mattel was recalling 18.2 million toys, the most in company history, because of lead paint and design flaws, and there could be more recalls to come.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Lost for words: Facebook may lose Scrabulous</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/01/16/facebook.scrabulous/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/01/16/facebook.scrabulous/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Popular social networking site Facebook has been asked to remove the Scrabulous game from its Web site by the makers of Scrabble, agencies have reported.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel CEO: 'Rigorous standards' after massive toy recall</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/14/recall/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/14/recall/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The CEO of Mattel Inc. insisted Tuesday that his company has "rigorous standards" and apologized as the company was forced to recall millions of toys for the second time in two weeks.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel: Recalls are the least of its problems</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/15/news/companies/mattel_call/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/15/news/companies/mattel_call/index.htm</guid><description>Even though Mattel CEO Robert Eckert tried to pacify analysts on Monday by saying that "the recalls are behind us," in reality, those recalls are the least of its problems as the toymaker gears up for the critical holiday shopping season.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel's recall rebound</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/12/markets/spotlight_mat/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/12/markets/spotlight_mat/index.htm</guid><description>Mattel Inc., the world's largest toy maker, is nursing a black-eye after a series of high-profile recalls this summer. But some industry experts think the worst is over for the company and that the stock is now a bargain for long-term investors.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>More lead-paint toy recalls coming, source says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/20/toy.safety/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/20/toy.safety/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>More toys with lead-contaminated paint will be recalled in the coming weeks, a source with knowledge of the announcements said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Mattel Apologized to China</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1664428,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1664428,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Analysis: The company admits that most of its toy recalls were due to its own design flaws, not Chinese manufacturers. Lesson: Mattel needs China as much as China needs Mattel </description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel apologizes to China for toy recalls</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/21/news/international/bc.china.taintedproducts.ap/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/21/news/international/bc.china.taintedproducts.ap/index.htm</guid><description>Mattel Inc. tried to save face Friday with Chinese officials, taking the blame for the recent recalls of millions of Chinese-made toys as it strives to mend a strained relationship with the nation that makes most of its toys and fattens its profit.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toy inquiry reveals more recalls to come</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/news/companies/toy_safety/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/news/companies/toy_safety/index.htm</guid><description>There will be additional recalls of toys with lead-contaminated paint in "the coming weeks," a source with knowledge of the coming announcements told CNN Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel CEO contrite before Senate</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/12/news/companies/toysafety_hearing/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/12/news/companies/toysafety_hearing/index.htm</guid><description>Mattel CEO Robert Eckert made another public apology Wednesday over unsafe toys that were made in China, and sought to convince a Senate panel that the company was determined to avoid more recalls in the future.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel CEO to face Congress, report says</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/07/news/companies/mattel_congress/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/07/news/companies/mattel_congress/index.htm</guid><description>Mattel and its CEO will face questions from House and Senate panels in the coming weeks about procedures for alerting federal regulators about hazardous toys and the problems of recalls of products made in China, according to a published report.</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thousands of Mattel toys recalled because of lead paint</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/04/mattel.recall.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/04/mattel.recall.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mattel Inc., announced late Tuesday that it is recalling about 700,000 Chinese-made toys that have excessive amounts of lead paint.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China takes reporters on factory tour to defend image of toy-makers</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/china.tainted.products.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/china.tainted.products.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Toy inspectors set fire to Elmo's bulging white eyes, tugged on Dora the Explorer's arms and scraped paint off a Barbie play set -- tests they called a routine part of efforts to make sure Chinese products are safe for American children.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel announces third toy recall</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/news/companies/mattel_recall/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/news/companies/mattel_recall/index.htm</guid><description>The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mattel, announced a recall of 844,000 toys that contain excessive levels of lead paint Tuesday night - the third such recall of Chinese-manufactured toys by Mattel this summer.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel seen facing safety probe</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/04/news/companies/mattel_cpsc/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/04/news/companies/mattel_cpsc/index.htm</guid><description>The Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating whether Mattel "knowingly" withheld information regarding potential safety risks associated with its toys that were involved in a major recall last month, according to a published report Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel to recall a third batch of toys</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/04/news/companies/mattel_recall.ap/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/04/news/companies/mattel_recall.ap/index.htm</guid><description>Mattel Inc., whose reputation has been battered by two high-profile toy recalls this summer, will announce on Wednesday the recall of a third batch of Chinese-made toys because they may contain excessive amounts of lead paint, The Associated Press has learned.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tainted Pet Food Vs. Lead-Paint Toys</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1655757,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1655757,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>When it comes to consumer recalls, do we care more about our pets than our children?</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China: U.S. Soybeans Tainted</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1655366,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1655366,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>China lashed out Wednesday at the U.S. by claiming its soybean exports contained pesticides, poisonous weeds and dirt</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel hit with lead paint class action suit</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/20/news/companies/mattel_lawsuit/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/20/news/companies/mattel_lawsuit/index.htm</guid><description>A class-action lawsuit was filed Monday against Mattel related to its recent recall of more than 1 million lead-tainted toys.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Spitzer: Recalled toys found in stores</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/17/news/newsmakers/toy_recall_spitzer/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/17/news/newsmakers/toy_recall_spitzer/index.htm</guid><description>New York Governor Eliot Spitzer vowed Friday to take legislative action on the recent federal recall of lead-contaminated and hazardous toys because it does not require retailers to take the products off store shelves.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trouble in the toy box</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/15/pf/saving/toptips/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/15/pf/saving/toptips/index.htm</guid><description>Mattel announced another major recall of toys made in China, feeding international worries about the safety of products made in China. What can you do to keep your child safe?</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to take away recalled toys with fewer tears</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/08/14/par.toy.tips/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/08/14/par.toy.tips/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Toy recalls are no longer relegated to discount bins and no-name brands. The recent rash of toy recalls have included some A-list celebrities of the children's toy world, including Dora the Explorer, Thomas the Tank Engine, Polly Pocket and Barbie. 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Tuesday recalled more than 9 million toys made in China and sold in the United States, including "Polly Pocket" and "Batman" dolls and other popular figures, because of loose magnets and lead paint - its second major recall in less than a month.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mom: Girl got sick after swallowing Mattel magnets </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/14/toy.victim/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/14/toy.victim/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>An Indianapolis girl may have been among the first victims of Mattel's magnet mishap at the center of Tuesday's recall of millions of dolls made in China.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel Recalls More Chinese Toys</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1653020,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1653020,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Mattel recalled 9 million Chinese-made toys Tuesday, including Polly Pocket play sets and Batman action figures, because of dangers to children from lead paint or tiny magnets that could be swallowed</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Chinese Toymaker's Mea Culpa</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1652707,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1652707,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Amid mounting recalls, a factory owner's apparent suicide highlights pressure on China over food and product safety</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blame U.S. companies for bad Chinese goods</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/14/news/companies/china_recalls/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/14/news/companies/china_recalls/index.htm</guid><description>The second big toy recall from No. 1 toy maker Mattel this month will undoubtedly raise questions again about why these recalls keep happening and who's to blame.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chinese toymaker commits suicide after recall</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/13/news/international/bc.news.china.safety.mattel.dc.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/13/news/international/bc.news.china.safety.mattel.dc.reut/index.htm</guid><description>The boss of a Chinese toy manufacturing company involved in a Mattel recall after its products were found to contain excessive lead levels has hanged himself, Chinese media reported Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toy recall to cost Mattel $30 million</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/02/news/companies/bc.mattel.charge.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/02/news/companies/bc.mattel.charge.reut/index.htm</guid><description>Mattel Inc. said Thursday it expects the recall of Chinese-made toys, such as popular preschool characters like Sesame Street's Elmo and Big Bird, to cost the company about $30 million.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chinese quality on the spot, again</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/02/news/international/bc.china.usa.mattel.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/02/news/international/bc.china.usa.mattel.reut/index.htm</guid><description>China leapt to the defense of its products Thursday after Mattel Inc. said it was recalling 1.5 million Chinese-made toys worldwide because their paint may contain too much lead.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. biz blamed for dangerous Chinese products</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/02/news/companies/china_recalls/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/02/news/companies/china_recalls/index.htm</guid><description>As many more U.S. companies outsource their production base to China, their poor oversight there is exposing American consumers to greater safety risks, according to some industry experts.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel's Fisher-Price recalls 1.5M toys</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/01/news/companies/fisherpricerecall/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/01/news/companies/fisherpricerecall/index.htm</guid><description>Mattel Inc.'s Fisher-Price division is issuing a global recall of 1.5 million toys made in China because their paint may contain too much lead, marking the latest in a string of recalls that have fueled U.S.-China tensions over the safety of Chinese products.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Barbie fails to bewitch kids in America</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/16/news/companies/mattel/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/16/news/companies/mattel/index.htm</guid><description>Toymaker Mattel Inc. reported higher second-quarter profits Monday that met Wall Street expectations, although U.S. sales of its flagship Barbie brand fell in the period.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel posts profit; Barbie's new online venture</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/16/news/companies/mattel/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/16/news/companies/mattel/index.htm</guid><description>Toymaker Mattel on Monday posted first-quarter profits, versus expectations for a loss, as strong sales of its pre-school Fisher-Price toys and its Hot Wheels toys for boys offset a 21 percent drop in U.S. sales of Barbie dolls.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Take that, 'Bratz': Barbie boosts Mattel</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/29/news/companies/mattel/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/29/news/companies/mattel/index.htm</guid><description>Mattel, the No. 1 toymaker, on Monday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter profits and sales, boosted by improved sales of its flagship Barbie brand and strong sales of its Fisher-Price pre-school toys division.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Check out the hottest toys for 2006</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/10/news/companies/hottoys_2006/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/10/news/companies/hottoys_2006/index.htm</guid><description>Sony, Apple and all the other gadget pioneers better watch out. Eager to win back market share lost to hot gizmos like the iPods and PSPs, toymakers are fighting back with more innovative "tech toys" slated to debut this fall.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2006 22:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Old school vs. new school battle for toy domination</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/25/news/companies/hottoys_2006/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/25/news/companies/hottoys_2006/index.htm</guid><description>Sony, Apple and all the other gadget pioneers better watch out. Eager to win back market share lost to hot gizmos like the iPods and PSPs, toymakers are fighting back with more innovative "tech toys" slated to debut this fall.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Were Barbie's holiday dreams dashed?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/29/news/fortune500/holiday_barbie/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/29/news/fortune500/holiday_barbie/index.htm</guid><description>If Mattel was hoping that Princess Barbie and Fairytopia Barbie -- its two big doll initiatives for 2005 -- would light a fire under sagging Barbie sales over the holidays, the toymaker may be in for another rude awakening.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Why the Kids Are Dissing LeapFrog</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/11/01/8362840/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/11/01/8362840/index.htm</guid><description>Two years ago, Bill and Stacey McGuire were looking for the perfect toy for their 7-year-old daughter, Maggie. They wanted to find something fun, of course, but they also wanted it to have educatio...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>In pursuit of Barbie, Ken may change</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/21/news/funny/ken_mattel/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/21/news/funny/ken_mattel/index.htm</guid><description>Mattel may be giving its Ken doll a turn in the spotlight with hints of a makeover on the horizon, but the toymaker's move to revamp Ken could end up bringing the focus back to Barbie.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel, Hasbro playing with merger?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/20/news/fortune500/mattel_hasbro/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/20/news/fortune500/mattel_hasbro/index.htm</guid><description>A merger of Mattel and Hasbro, the No. 1 and No. 2 toymakers, could become a real possibility as the toy industry struggles to boost sales and counter the significant threat from discounters like Wal-Mart and Target, according to a published report Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel vs. bondage Barbie -- is it over?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/21/news/newsmakers/barbie/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/21/news/newsmakers/barbie/index.htm</guid><description>A trademark case brought by Mattel against Barbies Shop, a Canadian store selling bondage clothing has been dismissed by a New York court, but the nation's largest toymaker said Thursday the case "isn't resolved."</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Branding bloopers and blunders</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/02/news/fortune500/branding_blunders/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/02/news/fortune500/branding_blunders/index.htm</guid><description>When toymaker Mattel announced the shocking Barbie-Ken split two days before last year's Valentine's Day, was it a savvy marketing ploy or a big branding bungle?</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2005 14:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Can Mattel save Barbie?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/18/news/fortune500/mattel_barbie/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/18/news/fortune500/mattel_barbie/index.htm</guid><description>It looks like Barbie's in trouble again.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel: 'Apprentice' toy car is hired</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/14/news/fortune500/apprentice_mattel/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/14/news/fortune500/apprentice_mattel/index.htm</guid><description>The winning toy from last week's episode of "The Apprentice" not only received a thumbs-up from boss Donald Trump, the remote-control toy car they designed also won the approval of the world's largest toymaker, Mattel Inc., which is actually putting it into production.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/09/01/379449/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/09/01/379449/index.htm</guid><description>TICKER MAT PRICE $17 P/E 15 52-WEEK RANGE $17 to $21 YIELD 2.3% </description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aussie hunk wins Barbie's heart</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/29/news/fortune500/mattel_barbie/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/29/news/fortune500/mattel_barbie/index.htm</guid><description>If Britney and J. Lo can replace love so easily, so can Barbie.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>These dolls really stink!</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/16/news/companies/toyfair_update/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/16/news/companies/toyfair_update/index.htm</guid><description>With names like "B.O. Brian," "Skunk Punk," "Butt Breath Bob" and ""Broccoli Bill," you know these dolls mean trouble.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2004 13:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mattel HOW A STYLISH DOLL BECAME A HEAD-TURNING             CLASSIC AND PUT A PAIR OF FLEDGLING ENTREPRENEURS IN PLAY.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/04/01/341015/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/04/01/341015/index.htm</guid><description>A new Barbie doll is sold approximately every three seconds. The average American girl has ten Barbies. And 100% of mothers with daughters ages 3 to 10 can identify the doll by name (and, let's fac...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2003 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Through The Years With FSB THIS ISSUE TELLS COMPELLING TALES OF CREATION FROM THE ENTREPRENEURS WHO'VE CHANGED AMERICAN LIFE. TH</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/04/01/341003/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/04/01/341003/index.htm</guid><description>Just over five years ago we launched a column called Look Back, which usually appears on FSB's last page. The conceit couldn't have been simpler: Each story would explore the entrepreneurial roots ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2003 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Notable Quotable</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/02/327916/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/02/327916/index.htm</guid><description>"The parties are advised to chill" </description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2002 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toy Story</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/08/01/326263/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/08/01/326263/index.htm</guid><description>Lately the shares of Mattel (MAT) have attracted buyers such as Robert Uek, co-manager of John Hancock Large Cap Growth, who bought in the high teens. Mattel now makes up 2% of his portfolio. </description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2002 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Keep Your Eye on the Blinking Red Ball </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/15/321444/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/15/321444/index.htm</guid><description>Mattel Football, which the company claims is the first handheld electronic game, was a big hit in the '70s. But the kinda lame technology--which doomed it by the mid-1980s--makes it all the more fu...</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2002 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stay-At-Home Stocks Americans have cut back on spending. But that doesn't mean they're not buying at all. Here are three stocks </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/12/313340/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/12/313340/index.htm</guid><description>With anthrax at the post office, terrorists in the skies, and cryptic warnings to steer clear of malls, it's no wonder the average American is finding the pleasures of home more appealing these day...</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2001 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech Giants Strike Back, Mattel Sags</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/06/01/303384/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/06/01/303384/index.htm</guid><description>The MONEY 30 rose for the first time in two months as tech stocks made a strong comeback. Our index of stocks representing the New Economy posted an 11% gain for the five weeks that ended April 19....</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2001 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Slamarama For The New Economy</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/05/01/301281/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/05/01/301281/index.htm</guid><description>Like the NASDAQ, the S&amp;amp;P 500 and even the less tech-dependent Dow, the MONEY 30 was slammed during the month that ended March 14. Our index of stocks representing the New Economy fell almost 14%. T...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2001 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Modern Values Oakmark's Bill Nygren brings a fresh             sensibility to bargain hunting.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/10/15/289506/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/10/15/289506/index.htm</guid><description>Does anyone believe in good old-fashioned value anymore? Growth managers these days dismiss the concept altogether; it'd be tough to buy tech stocks otherwise. Now even some value managers are look...</description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toys R Cheap Are battered toy stocks ready for a turnaround?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/09/01/286116/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/09/01/286116/index.htm</guid><description>David Brady may manage money for children, but you won't find their favorite playthings in his Stein Roe Young Investors Fund. Brady doesn't have a single toy stock among his top 25 holdings, and w...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Microsoft Tumbles, Mattel Pops</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/06/01/280373/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/06/01/280373/index.htm</guid><description>The MONEY 30, an index of blue-chip growth stocks that are at the forefront of today's economy, fell 1.8% from March 17 to April 27 to 4,119 (January 1996=1000). Most tech stocks in the index poste...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>When Bad Mergers Happen to Good Firms</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/01/278907/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/01/278907/index.htm</guid><description>After periods of merger mania, there are always repercussions--mistakes will be made. The shakeout from recent rounds of consolidation has started, and it's not pretty. Two companies once known for...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Would You Buy This Stock?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/03/06/275238/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/03/06/275238/index.htm</guid><description>This writer ordered a CD-Rom from Mattel's Website in mid-February, and here is what ensued: </description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2000 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sanborn Is Back In Style The value stocks in his             Oakmark Fund are suddenly looking sharper.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/08/01/263986/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/08/01/263986/index.htm</guid><description>Could Robert Sanborn be poised for a comeback? In 1998 and early 1999, the manager of the Oakmark Fund was on the defensive. But in April the market suddenly rediscovered value stocks, and as of mi...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 1999 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/04/01/257655/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/04/01/257655/index.htm</guid><description>You turn 40, and all of a sudden analysts are poking around to see if your inventory is bloated or your profits are sagging. Yes, life has been tough over the past few months for Barbie, who made h...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 1999 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Michelle R. Clayman Founder and CEO of money-management firm New Amsterdam Partners</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/02/01/254567/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/02/01/254567/index.htm</guid><description>STOCKS </description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Toymakers 'R' Scared THE TOY INDUSTRY'S NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/09/250870/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/09/250870/index.htm</guid><description>Say hello to Furby. It's here to save Christmas for Hasbro. A five-inch ball of fluffy fur, Furby looks like an Olympic mascot gone mutant. It blinks its eyes fervently before emitting a squawky "c...</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 1998 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The customized, digitized, have-it-your-way economy Mass customization will change the way products are made-- forever.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/28/248738/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/28/248738/index.htm</guid><description>A silent revolution is stirring in the way things are made and services are delivered. Companies with millions of customers are starting to build products designed just for you. You can, of course,...</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 1998 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>CHILDREN A MIXED BLESSING? NOT TO THESE STOCKS</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/29/78690/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/29/78690/index.htm</guid><description>It was Irish satirist Jonathan Swift who modestly proposed that his countrymen -- facing a glut of infant mouths to feed -- learn how to fricassee the tykes for supper. Happily, today's sky-high U....</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 1993 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>STOCK OF THE MONTH BARBIE LOOKS LIKE A BILLION BUCKS</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/05/01/88003/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/05/01/88003/index.htm</guid><description>You could say that Barbie is just another middle-aged dolly living in her own plastic world. But don't tell that to the preteen girls around the globe who embrace her as a forever-young friend. And...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 May 1993 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>FIVE MAGIC WORDS: 'GIVE ME A BIGGER CHALLENGE' </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/21/76885/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/21/76885/index.htm</guid><description>Ten years ago Jill Barad, then a junior manager in the boys' toys division at Mattel, went to Tom Kalinske, the senior vice president who had hired her, and said, ''Okay, I'm ready now. Give me a b...</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 1992 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>SMART MOVES </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/08/01/85967/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/08/01/85967/index.htm</guid><description>-- Even when the economy flickers, utilities can continue to surge. Two funds wired for profits: Eaton Vance Total Return (800-225-6265; 4.75% load; up 82% in the five years to July 1) and Pru-Bach...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 1990 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Barbie heads from beach parties to Berlin</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/08/01/85997/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/08/01/85997/index.htm</guid><description>Clad in a pink cocktail dress with iridescent trim, Friendship Barbie, a version of Mattel's 31-year-old superstar, recently made her debut in East Berlin, Budapest and other Central European hotsp...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 1990 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Video games make a Christmas comeback</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/12/07/69967/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/12/07/69967/index.htm</guid><description>-- Has Scrooge been selling toy company stocks short? They tumbled 41.8% in October, further than the shares of any other industry. Last year's sensation, Worlds of Wonder, maker of the Teddy Ruxpi...</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 1987 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>PORTFOLIO TALK Foraging for ''Fun'' Stocks</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/05/66220/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/05/66220/index.htm</guid><description>Morris Smith, 28, manager of the 15-month-old Fidelity Select Leisure &amp;amp; Entertainment fund in Boston, calls his $73-million portfolio the ''fun fund'' for short. But he defines fun in the broadest ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 1985 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>