http://www.mail.com/companies/12164-hasbro-inc.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/12164-hasbro-inc.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036158-hasbro-monopoly-contest-helped-lift-sales.html PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Hasbro reported first-quarter results Monday that beat Wall Street expectations as the toy maker benefited from an online contest that let people vote to eliminate one of its Monopoly tokens and introduce a new one. The Pawtucket, R.I., maker of G.I. Joe, My Little Pony and Transformers said revenue rose for three of its four catego... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:32:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036158-hasbro-monopoly-contest-helped-lift-sales.html 2013-04-22T21:32:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036446-stocks-mixed-major-companies-report-earnings.html NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening little changed on Wall Street as investors get ready for earnings news from major U.S. companies. Nearly one-third of the 30 companies in the Dow Jones industrial average report first-quarter results this week. In early trading Monday the Dow was off 19 points at 14,526, a decline of 0.1 percent. The broader Standard & P... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:47:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036446-stocks-mixed-major-companies-report-earnings.html 2013-04-22T13:47:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036282-oil-stays-88-barrel.html The price of oil rose modestly above $88 a barrel Monday as traders returned to commodities after big sell-offs last week. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for May was up 48 cents to $88.49 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Friday, the Nymex contact rose 28 cents to finish at $88.01 a barrel. An... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:34:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036282-oil-stays-88-barrel.html 2013-04-22T12:34:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2025210-mattel-1q-profit-rises-monster-high-sales-climb.html NEW YORK (AP) — Move over Barbie. Mattel said Wednesday its first-quarter net income more than quadrupled helped by strong sales of dolls like Monster High, Disney Princess and American Girl. Results beat expectations and shares rose more than 4 percent in morning trading after briefly hitting its highest level in 15 years. The fashion doll category has b... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:02:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2025210-mattel-1q-profit-rises-monster-high-sales-climb.html 2013-04-17T22:02:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1989480-gi-joe-commands-no-1-box-office-with-41m.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a nine-month delay, "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" deployed to the top spot at the box office. The action film starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum as the gun-toting military toys brought to life marched into the No. 1 position at the weekend box office, earning $41.2 million, according to studio estimates ... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:44:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1989480-gi-joe-commands-no-1-box-office-with-41m.html 2013-03-31T19:44:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1871630-monopoly-fans-vote-to-add-cat-toss-iron-tokens.html PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — The Scottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans voted in an online contest to add a cat token to the property trading game, replacing the iron, toy maker Hasbro Inc. announced Wednesday. The results were announced after the shoe, wheelbarrow and iron were neck and neck for elimination in the final hours of voting that spark... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1871630-monopoly-fans-vote-to-add-cat-toss-iron-tokens.html 2013-02-06T20:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861470-mattel-4q-wall-streets-expectations.html NEW YORK (AP) — It was a blue Christmas in toyland. Weak demand over the holidays for toys like Barbie and Matchbox led Mattel's results to fall short of expectations in the key holiday quarter. A litigation charge also weighed on results and net income fell 17 percent. Still the results from the world's largest toymaker came in strong... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861470-mattel-4q-wall-streets-expectations.html 2013-02-01T18:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861524-futures-moving-higher-strong-jobs-numbers.html NEW YORK (AP) — Stock futures rose Friday after the latest employment report showed that the country added 157,000 jobs in January, and that hiring for the past two years was better than thought. Dow Jones industrial futures rose 87 points to 13,884. The broader S&P futures tacked on 8.7 points to 1,502. Nasdaq futures gained 17.75 points to 2,742.75. But... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861524-futures-moving-higher-strong-jobs-numbers.html 2013-02-01T13:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1847076-sp-closes-1500-1st-time-2007.html NEW YORK (AP) — Passing another milestone on the nation's long journey back from the Great Recession, the Standard and Poor's 500 index closed above 1,500 for the first time in more than five years Friday after a wave of good earnings reports. It took scores of incremental gains, several stalled rallies and a few sickening falls, but the widely watched S&... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1847076-sp-closes-1500-1st-time-2007.html 2013-01-25T23:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845716-hasbro-4q-revenue-misses-to-cut-jobs.html NEW YORK (AP) — Toy maker Hasbro said Friday that its fourth-quarter revenue failed to meet expectations because of weaker-than-expected demand over the holidays. It plans to cut about 10 percent of its workforce and consolidate facilities to reduce expenses. The stock dropped 3 percent Friday. Pawtucket, R.I.-based Hasbro, whose brands include Monopoly a... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845716-hasbro-4q-revenue-misses-to-cut-jobs.html 2013-01-25T22:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845848-sp-500-longest-winning-streak-2004.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed above 1,500 on Friday for the first time since the start of the Great Recession in 2007, lifted by strong earnings from Procter & Gamble and Starbucks. The S&P 500 rose 8.14 points to 1,502.96. It was the eighth straight gain, the longest winning streak since November 2004. The Dow Jones industrial av... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845848-sp-500-longest-winning-streak-2004.html 2013-01-25T21:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1809558-hasbro-aims-to-jazz-up-monopoly-with-token.html NEW YORK (AP) — The gig is almost up for one of the eight Monopoly tokens. But which will it be? Iron? Thimble? Top Hat? Or another of their board game buddies? Hasbro is holding a Facebook contest to eliminate one of the eight tokens that identify the players and introduce a new one. Possible new tokens include a cat, diamond ring, guitar, toy robot and ... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1809558-hasbro-aims-to-jazz-up-monopoly-with-token.html 2013-01-10T00:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1782424-parents-struggle-to-find-gender-neutral-toys.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A 13-year-old girl's campaign to get Hasbro to make an Easy-Bake Oven that isn't purple or pink so it would appeal to her little brother is a fresh sign of movement in an old debate. Parents who hope to expose their children to different kinds of play — science sets for girls and dolls for boys, for example — can find themselves stymied by a toy indus... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1782424-parents-struggle-to-find-gender-neutral-toys.html 2012-12-21T19:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1772582-apnewsbreak-unisex-easy-bake-oven-way.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Hasbro says it will soon reveal a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven after meeting with a New Jersey girl who started a campaign calling on the toy maker to make one that appeals to all kids. McKenna Pope, 13, of Garfield, N.J., got more than 40,000 signatures on her online petition at Change.org and the support of celebrity chefs inclu... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1772582-apnewsbreak-unisex-easy-bake-oven-way.html 2012-12-18T01:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758376-monopoly-to-lagos-nigerias-biggest-city.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's largest city of Lagos is no boardwalk, but now Monopoly is taking inspiration from the city's sprawling chaos. Officials unveiled a Lagos-themed Monopoly board game Tuesday in the city. Officials walked past a massive display of the new board game on the floor at Lagos' City Hall on Lagos Island, showing the familiar spaces... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758376-monopoly-to-lagos-nigerias-biggest-city.html 2012-12-11T15:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1751486-nj-teen-wants-easy-bake-oven-to-appeal-to-boys.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Four-year-old Gavyn Boscio loves to cook and asked for an Easy-Bake Oven for Christmas. But when his big sister went to buy one, she discovered to her disappointment that it comes only in girly pink and purple, with girls — and only girls — on the box and in the commercials. So the eighth-grader from Garfield, N.J., started an onli... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1751486-nj-teen-wants-easy-bake-oven-to-appeal-to-boys.html 2012-12-07T21:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1715946-elmo-left-sesame-street-actor-exits.html NEW YORK (AP) — Even on "Sesame Street," where everything is famously A-OK, problems can arise for its residents. And that includes the Muppets. Cookie Monster grapples with an eating disorder. Oscar the Grouch gets cranky. Mr. Snuffleupagus gets the blues. But Elmo seemed immune to any of that. Since enjoying his breakout success more than two decades ag... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1715946-elmo-left-sesame-street-actor-exits.html 2012-11-21T14:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1713932-elmo-actor-resigns-amid-underage-sex-allegations.html NEW YORK (AP) — Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash resigned from "Sesame Street" on Tuesday amid allegations he sexually abused underage boys, bringing an end to a 28-year career in which he turned the furry red monster into one of the most beloved — and lucrative — characters on TV and in toy stores. "Personal matters have diverted attention away from the import... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1713932-elmo-actor-resigns-amid-underage-sex-allegations.html 2012-11-20T22:39:00Z