Mattel Inc.

Stock spotlight: Mattel toys with ways to sell more products

2013-04-29 00:00:00

Barbie is vacating her pink Malibu mansion and hunting for international digs. Thomas the Tank Engine is being revamped as an even livelier locomotive. Max Steel, the new kid on the block, is marketed as a "modern day tech superhero." The toy brands,...

Toy maker Hasbro says Furby and Monopoly shine in first quarter

2013-04-22 10:43:00

Toy maker Hasbro Inc. reported modest revenue growth in the first quarter, backed by solid sales of Furby, My Little Pony and Transformers games. The Pawtucket, R.I., company also said Monday that an online contest to create a new token for its iconic...

Mattel profits quadruple on sales of Monster High dolls

2013-04-17 09:53:00

Frankie Stein, Clawdeen Wolf and the other not-so-mean girls at Monster High stole Barbie’s thunder in the first quarter as sales of the toys led Mattel Inc. to more than quadruple its profit. Sales of Mattel’s Other Girl line, headed by...

In the Inland Empire, an industrial real estate boom

2013-04-12 23:30:00

Nestled on the windy plains at the foot of the San Bernardino Mountains, once austere stretches of agricultural land have morphed into the country's most desirable industrial real estate market, and it is growing faster than any other industrial region in...

Designer dollhouses offer miniature life of luxury

2013-04-09 14:41:00

Malibu Barbie never had it so good. A Paul Smith rug, curtains sewn from Missoni fabric, LED sconces strung with Swarovski crystals, even a Mies van der Rohe Barcelona daybed cluttered with Rodeo Drive shopping bags — all small enough to fit in...

Universal Pictures back in the game with 'Despicable Me 2' toys

2013-02-08 15:59:00

Universal Pictures is getting back into the toy business — led by a swarm of small, yellow creatures with a penchant for mischief. The Hollywood studio plans to unveil an array of new toys and games for its upcoming 3-D computer-animated sequel...

Mattel misses Wall Street expectations, hit by litigation charge

2013-02-01 09:50:00

Mattel Inc., the El Segundo toy maker, reported increased revenue in its fourth quarter, but profit fell 17% due to a litigation charge. On Friday, the Barbie and Hot Wheels maker reported net earnings of $306.5 million, or 87 cents a share, for the...

‘Man of Steel’ first look: Russell Crowe gets Jor-El action figure

2013-01-30 07:03:42

Barbie Cafe opens in Taiwan, covered in pink

2013-01-30 10:35:00

Need more pink in your life? The new Barbie Cafe in Taiwan has more than enough to spare. The eatery is exactly what its name implies -- a temple to the 54-year-old doll, erected in Taipei’s Da’an shopping district and doused in fuchsia,...

A bawdy CAA party at Sundance shocks guests, including clients

2013-01-24 14:45:00

PARK CITY, Utah — Parties at the Sundance Film Festival typically feature maverick filmmakers, the best in nouvelle cowboy cuisine and plentiful pours of high-end spirits and Utah microbrews. But the bash thrown by Hollywood's powerful Creative...

He's not shaken or stirred over UCLA-Stanford result

2012-11-30 23:24:00

PALO ALTO -- What a great week, capped off by an entertaining and scintillating finish to a football game. It's good to have a life. The week begins last Saturday with UCLA hoodwinking Stanford into thinking the Bruins are pushovers followed by a news...

Lego goes to the girls: New products feminist or sexist?

2012-08-31 08:58:00

Lego’s sales and profits are soaring as the rest of the toy market struggles – and it has girls to thank. Twice as many girl-centric Lego Friends sets were sold than expected in the first six months of the year, the Danish company said....

The sassy Bratz dolls is at the center of a years-long legal battle between Mattel and MGA Entertainment.

2012-12-11 09:55:00

, Mattel joined the Fortune 500 in 1965. Above, with his granddaughter Cheryl Segal in 1967. He was 95.

2011-07-27 09:22:08

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 22: A special edition football table featuring Barbie dolls that retails for EUR 20,000 stands on display at KaDeWe department store on June 22, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The table, made by U.S.

2011-06-22 11:15:52