An auction house in England plans to sell board games that German children played during World War II, winning points by destroying British cities and ships.
Nazi-era games up for auction
Kurt Vonnegut, whose absurdist visions and cynical outlook infused such books as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," has died. He was 84.
Ways to present fiscal lessons without looking like the Grinch.
By Karen Hube, Money Magazine
Tired of battling hordes of shoppers for Tickle Me Elmo, the latest Xbox 360 game and other hot holiday items that feed your children's rampant consumerism? Eager for a present that gives your kids...
Online dating is so last year. Now, if you're thinking romance, look to your mobile phone.
Even without sailing to distant lands, modern-day scientists and researchers are charting new territory.
A board game glorifying race riots that gripped Sydney's beaches nearly a year ago might be banned to prevent further violence, Australian authorities said on Tuesday.
Fisher-Price Inc. and the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday issued a recall for about 614,000 infant musical toy chairs, warning that the product poses a potential strangulation risk to young children.
Toy retailers are seeing interactive, tech-based toys and dolls leading the pack in Black Friday sales.
Candy Land, the popular board game centered around gumdrops and peppermint sticks, the ubiquitous jack-in-the-box and a simple cardboard box are the newest members of an elite club: the National Toy Hall of Fame.
News Corp. said after the market closed Thursday that the company swung to a first-quarter loss, reflecting the effects of an accounting change.
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...
Fortune: BREAKAWAY BRANDSupdated: Mon Oct 31 2005 00:01:00
What do Gerber, Google, and Eggo have in common? They're all selling familiarity, trust, and quality--those intangible traits summed up by the word "brand." Right now that word is more important th...
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.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Atari was king of the video game mountain. Now it's barely the court jester.
Wanna go where everybody knows your name? Google will make it happen.
There's no doubt that Monopoly,Trivial Pursuit and Pictionary are among the undisputed game classics of the toy world.
On a recent night in midtown Manhattan, a group of people gathered for an exercise in real estate networking that would make any self-help financial guru proud.
Thought you could've done a tad bit better than Ken Jennings' $2.6 million dollar winning streak on 'Jeopardy!"? Well, a new board game gives you the chance to beat Mr. Know-it-all at his own game.
Hasbro Inc., the No. 2 toymaker after Mattel, is gearing up to make its first foray into the hot market for electronic learning toys and games with its new "ION" educational gaming console.
When it comes to the new film "Hide and Seek," starring Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning, my heartfelt recommendation is to hide -- and do not seek -- this movie.
Who was looking out for your wallet last year? Who was gunning for it? Buried in the fine print of our financial lives—and lurking behind the curtain of any financial story—are people and organizat...
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - When Seattle's Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center signed on to be the sole beneficiary of the "Child's Play" charity last year, it set its expectations relatively low.
You don't want to get Bill Cosby angry.
SALEM, Ore. (CNN/Money) - On a recent evening I bought into a limited partnership, flipped a bed and breakfast for a quick profit, tripled my money on "OK4U" pharmaceutical stock. I also got downsized from my teaching job, bought a duplex and had a baby.
Plasma TV, air-conditioning, a spa bath at home, holidays abroad, a hideaway in the hills and maybe a C-class Mercedes in the garage: the high-end Indian consumer has the same aspirations as upwardly mobile buyers around the world.
These days fitness clubs have no shortage of newfangled cardiovascular machines and classes ranging from the elliptical trainer to cardio hip-hop.
Wall Street will try to digest a weekly unemployment report Thursday as investors hope to see a turnaround in stocks after two major indexes posted solid losses.
The yoga backlash has officially begun. It seems that trendsetting sports aficionados have taken to a significantly more violent pastime: dodgeball. The sport started gaining popularity in Los Ange...
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - When you're a small business and you overlook a detail, it often goes unnoticed. When you're a multimillion or multibillion dollar business, it opens up the opportunity for someone to make you look foolish.
What does the co-developer of the Furby do for an encore? Since Richard Levy brought those blabbermouth dolls to the world in 1998, he's churned out games based on everything from Men Are From Mars...
Forgive me for feeling crushed. It's not that I doubt for a moment that the recently rolled-out Segway human transporter--you know, the scooter--will transform every walking moment of our lives. Bu...
Ah, the holidays. Whether the year's been great or rotten, they persist in coming around and reminding us to enjoy ourselves. And this year, we're grateful for the break.
FSB: Live Wireupdated: Thu Mar 01 2001 00:01:00
It's a proud parent's nightmare: son leaves promising career at Microsoft to design...well, a board game. "My dad was like, 'You left Microsoft to do what?'" recalls Richard Tait. Pop had no reason...
Robert Kiyosaki's first book of financial advice, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, appeared in 1997. Two more bestsellers and a popular board game have followed, all preaching the financial lessons Kiyosaki lea...
Five years ago, I was a single working mom in my late 30s with a job I loved at the epicenter of corporate America. As a regional advertising manager at Time Inc., the parent company of the magazin...
Disney.com is "Where the magic lives online"; TheRomp.com is where you can watch a video of camels having sex. The Disney empire was built on cartoons featuring a talking mouse; Romp is building it...
It's the kind of mixed blessing that characterizes so many modern conveniences: On the plus side, airports now offer the kinds of goods, services and food that were once available everywhere but ai...
As a time-strapped working mother, I find few things more aggravating than toy shopping, especially during the holidays. The trek from store to store in search of the one particular giggling, bulgi...
We're all familiar with Michael Milken the junk bond king and symbol of the anything-goes, boom-and-bust '80s on Wall Street. Then there's Milken the philanthropist, busily repairing his reputation...
One thing overlooked in the excitement over digital videodisks is this: The most promising market for the technology is not the U.S. but China. Industry sources say more DVD players have been shipp...
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....
BUILD A TEAM of stars. Use the most advanced technology. Avoid hierarchies and bureaucracy. Let the most skilled players, regardless of their titles, lead your projects. Reward teams for specific a...
Fortune: ON THE RISEupdated: Mon Dec 03 1990 00:01:00
M. JUNE SMITH, 40 ADOLPH COORS CO. Ceramics are turning up in some unexpected places. Smith, general manager of Coors's one-year-old Ceramicon Designs subsidiary, is making sure of that. Her job is...
The 1990 college graduate faces one of the tightest job markets in almost a decade. The number of entry-level positions is expected to decline by 13.3%, the steepest drop since recession-plagued 19...
Fortune: COMPANIES TO WATCHupdated: Mon Aug 28 1989 00:01:00
BANTA CORP. Q: Can the company that printed Trivial Pursuit set new profit records, even after the board game's popularity has peaked? A: Yes. For Banta, a printing company in Menasha, Wisconsin, s...
You're on the board of a big company that's rumored to be Icahn's or Farley's next takeover target. Soon you may have to respond to events, and you want to make sure what you do is lawful and right...
Marketers, looking for a way to reach those upscale couch potatoes? Consider It's Only Money, a board game now available at Bloomingdale's for $29.95. Players will be able to traipse through an ima...
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