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The Motley Fool September 5, 2007 Rich Duprey	Another Recall Nightmare at Mattel For the third time in a month, the giant toymaker announces another massive toy recall. This time it is 800,000 accessories for Barbie dolls, Mattel's biggest seller, bringing the total number of recalled toys to an astounding 20 million.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2007 Rich Duprey	Mattel Begs for Forgiveness -- From China! A bizarre apology from Mattel to its Chinese manufacturers makes the toy company seem desperate heading into the holiday season.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel Has Toys in the Attic Toy sales keep going the wrong way at Mattel. The toymaker posted sluggish third-quarter reports this morning, but that's just the tip of iceberg.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Mattel's Not Playing Around Four years after former CEO Jill Barad's departure, the toy maker's operational performance is much improved.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2008 Rich Duprey	Hasbro Plays a Profitable Game The toy maker avoids the earnings troubles of its rivals because it didn't have as many recalls.
The Motley Fool December 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	Hasbro's Self-Serving PSA The toy maker is advertising its lack of lead-related recalls, but that is only half the picture. In this tough retail environment, Hasbro is looking for a way to separate itself from the crowd. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Hasbro's Enjoying Playtime Games continue to be big for the toy maker, which had a solid 2003 across the board.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2007 Rich Duprey	Mattel's Fake Plastic Smile Despite management's best efforts to sound optimistic, toymaker Mattel's fourth quarter should be anything but jolly.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Even the Toys Are Crying Toy sales keep going the wrong way at Mattel.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2010 Tim Beyers	Time to Take Another Look at Mattel? The toy maker best known for Barbie and Hot Wheels has a long-standing relationship with Time Warner to produce toys for the company's DC Comics characters.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	More Upside: Hasbro or Mattel? Hasbro outshines Mattel in their latest quarters, once you dig beneath the surface.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Mattel Makes the Grade Toy maker Mattel has reported improved second-quarter earnings. However, trouble on the horizon includes weakness in the company's quintessential Barbie brand.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Toys Are Back in Town Hasbro posted better-than expected results, powered by success in its homegrown toy brands and its licensing deal with Marvel
The Motley Fool October 18, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Buy the Better Toymaker Hasbro outshines Mattel in their latest quarters, once you dig beneath the surface.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2008 Rich Duprey	Credit Woes Derail Thomas the Tank Engine A dearth of money causes toy maker RC2 to back out of its children's publishing acquisition.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel Plays It Right The toy giant's diversification moves continue to pay off. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2007 Rich Duprey	Testing. Testing. Disney to Test Toys! In the wake of Chinese-made toy recalls, Disney decides to take no chances, and to independently test 65,000 of the toys it gets from licensees.
BusinessWeek July 28, 2003 Christopher Palmeri	To Really Be a Player, Mattel Needs Hotter Toys Mattel is selling toys, not soap or cornflakes. Good brand management goes only so far in a business that caters to children's whims. Like it or not, the key to success is launching innovative products and promoting the heck out of them. If you don't do it, your competitors will.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	It's Time to Play Again The toymakers are back. Shares of Hasbro soar after the country's second-largest maker of playthings delivered better-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2008 Rich Duprey	Retailers Keep Toy Makers in Line With retailers like Wal-Mart demanding safer toys, toy makers will have to pay for the privilege of shelf space.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 M.D. Mitchell	Mattel: So Cheap, It's Scary With the toy maker's stock near five-year lows, is it finally time to buy?
The Motley Fool October 18, 2004 Phil Wohl	No Holiday for Hasbro The toy and game maker has a cloudy outlook for the crucial season. Hasbro shares have dropped more than 5%.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Rich Duprey	RC2 Treading Water Despite a one-time hit to earnings, toy train distributor RC2 is improving.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hasbro Lands on the Island of Misfit Toys Hasbro's six-quarter-streak of beating expectations comes to an end.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	It's No Time to Play Games, Mattel The slow reaction to a toy recall raises genuine concerns. Let this be a lesson for Mattel: Toys may be fun, but don't play around with serious business.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Hasbro Hopes to Entertain The toy maker reports lower fourth-quarter sales, but earnings still climb higher.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Quick Take: Toy Buyer Apologizes to Mattel Mattel apologizes to China, faulting its own toy designs instead of a sorely unchecked outsourcing system.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Zinc It Over, RC2 The die-cast toy maker gets hit with higher zinc costs. Investors, take note.
Fast Company December 1, 2007 Cora Daniels	Fast Talk: The Watchdog Consumer advocate Stephanie Oppenheim taps a network of families across the country to test hundreds of toys each year, then produces a guide rating the best and the worst.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Kiss and Mattel Mattel wraps up the year with another strong quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2007 Rich Smith	Mattel Pulls Out Its Wallet Mattel announces that it has added $500 million to its share buyback authorization, the latest installment of a program that has seen the toymaker retire 81.4 million shares over the past four years.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Throw This Stock Away The long view of Mattel is problematic.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Barbie Bites Back Mattel goes after the Bratz girls in a legal tussle. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Let's Play a Game With Toymakers How well do you know Hasbro and Mattel? Let's see whether you can tell them apart.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	That's Swell, Mattel The toy giant comes up flat, but scores a relative victory. Mattel ultimately earned $0.58 a share before one-time items. That's better than the $0.52 per share it earned in the fourth quarter of 2004, and well ahead of the $0.49 mark that Wall Street was expecting.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Mattel's Operation Barbie The toy maker is trying to build off the strength of its Barbie brand to delve into several other products, including clothing for adult women that could launch this fall.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Buying Safe Toys for the Holidays Recent recalls may have you spooked, but it's still possible to find safe playthings. In an ironic twist, all the bad news means there is a lot of information about toy manufacturing and safety this year.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hasbro Plays to Win Hasbro has a solid quarter, on the heels of last week's healthy report from Mattel. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 14, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel's Second Recall Toys from China keep going the wrong way for the company. Obviously, this will create a financial hit for the company. What will it do to the stock?
HBS Working Knowledge August 27, 2007 John Quelch	Mattel: Getting a Toy Recall Right Mattel deserves praise for stepping up to its responsibilities as the leading brand in the toy industry.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2008 Colleen Paulson	The Land of Misfit Toys A new study gives its outlook on holiday toy spending, and it's not pretty.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Christopher Palmeri	March Of The Toys -- Out Of The Toy Section Faced with a shrinking pool of traditional toy stores and the growing domination of the business by giant discount chains, both large and small players in the $20 billion-a-year toy industry are rushing to stock the aisles of nontraditional outlets.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	You Don't Know Hasbro Hasbro's got the hot toys right now. The toymaker had a super-strong second quarter and again exposed analysts as underachievers.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2010 Claire Stephanic	Hasbro Remains Publicly Traded Rumors circulated by The Wall Street Journal have now been squashed.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2008 Steven Renaldi	Hasbro's Performance Is Not Trivial The toy maker has a good first quarter and plans for success with new toys and classic games.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	LeapFrog Goes Splat Shares of the educational toy maker slip on lower quarterly guidance.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Rich Smith	Dueling Fools: Mattel Bull Despite recent weakness in its sales of Barbie- and Hot Wheels-brand toys, Mattel remains a strong producer of cash. And no toy company pays its investors a better dividend for their patience.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Toying Around with Analysts Hasbro follows Mattel's lead in posting blowout results.