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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.
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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.
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The Motley Fool November 21, 2007 Rich Duprey	Black Friday: Recalling Mattel's Story Is Mattel a good value right now? The top toymaker has strategies in place to make 2007's recalls a thing of the past.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Todd Wenning	Foolish Forecast: Will RC2 Steam Ahead? When it files earnings reports this evening, how will toymaker RC2 address the class action suit filed against it in response to their voluntary recall of Thomas & Friends railway toys? Long-term investors are looking carefully at a potential buying opportunity.
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 January 31, 2008 Rich Duprey	Misfit Mattel Beats Recall Bumble Toymaker Mattel reports higher fourth-quarter revenue and earnings, even though domestic sales fall.
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 August 2, 2007 Todd Wenning	RC2 Runs Out of Steam RC2's toy recall in June, due to a Chinese manufacturing problem, caused even worse second-quarter earnings than the Street expected.
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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 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.
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.
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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 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.
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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 October 1, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart's Not Playing Around Wal-Mart is set to start a major price war on hot toys, well ahead of the holiday season. The retailer is cutting prices on what it calls the "Top 12 Toys of Christmas" by 10% to 50%.
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The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Rich Duprey	Can We Believe Mattel? The toy maker is on the defensive over recalls, but are assurances of good sales believable? Will consumers be willing to take the risk on the company's products this holiday season?
The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	JAKKS Beats Aces The smaller toymaker outshines its larger peers. Wall Street has underestimated the toy sector as a whole. Investors, take note.
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.
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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.
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.
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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 September 20, 2007 Rich Duprey	Paint Your Investment Profits White Lead paint caused the toy recalls. Companies such as DuPont and Kronos Worldwide stand to profit by offering non-toxic alternatives.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Wan-Eyed JAKKS Small toymaker JAKKS Pacific misses expectations, but foresees a bright future.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Don't Do It, Hasbro Hasbro is -- or is not -- in early privatization talks.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Recession-Proof Stocks: Hasbro When it comes to bouncing back, Hasbro is the Superball of toymakers.
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 August 19, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	You're Crazy If You Sell Hasbro Hasbro is doing just fine, despite a recent downgrade.
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The Motley Fool November 15, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Toying Around With Wal-Mart Wal-Mart wants to be "where the toys are" in 2006. Investors, discount retailing and toy manufacturing are defensive industries that are built to last. However, keep an eye on the trends here, as things may get rocky.
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.
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The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hasbro's Dot-Com Death Star The second leading toy company is going online. Will the retailers strike back?
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The Motley Fool September 12, 2007 Rich Duprey	Hasbro Aims for the Center Ring Toymaker Hasbro signs a multiyear agreement to license Skee-Ball. Can a partnership with a popular game bring back childhood memories and help Hasbro get past its own recall woes?