Hollywood hits, Barbie push toy stocks higher
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For toy stocks, it's looked a lot like Christmas all year long.
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Stocks rose after a measure of consumer confidence climbed to the highest since July, bolstering retailers like Wal-Mart Stores and reviving a rally that has lifted benchmark indexes to three-year highs.
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Wall Street stocks crept higher on Thursday after news of a modest increase in private sector employment and a larger-than-expected rise in new factory orders cheered cautious investors.
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Stocks rose at the open on Thursday  after a flurry of retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   Target Corp  and J.C. Penney Co. Inc.   released reassuring monthly sales figures and outlooks.
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This year's holiday toy lineup has a retro feel with 1990s darlings Pokemon and Power Rangers expected to top children's wish lists, while Hasbro's Transformers should continue their resurgence on the strength of the summer blockbuster film.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved mostly higher Friday as a stronger than expected retail sales report showed that higher oil prices aren't scaring consumers away from spending. Technology shares, however, fell on a disappointing report from Juniper Networks Inc...
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Stocks were up on Friday after stronger-than-expected new home sales in July and another report showing a rise in factory orders for big-ticket items.
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Billionaire Warren Buffett redecorated his portfolio with 8 million shares of Pier 1 Imports Inc., sending the home decorating chain&#39;s stock higher by some 12 percent in trading on Tuesday.
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Star-struck Wall Street gave a dazzling welcome to DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. on Thursday, sending the shares of the animated film maker up more than 38 percent in their market debut.
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Contrary to what you may hear, the popular toy, now a movie, is not just a hit with guys. Girls like 'em, too.
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Hasbro Inc. , the world's second-largest toy maker, posted a better-than-expected second-quarter profit on Monday, helped by strong demand for movie-related toys such as Transformers and Spider-Man.
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Shares of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (NYSE: MGM) rose more than 6% on heavy volume yesterday on the back of reports from - and followed up by various
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NEW YORK  - Toys based on the upcoming  movies "Speed Racer," "The Dark Knight," "Indiana Jones and the  Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Hulk" are expected to be the  biggest hits at Toy Fair, which kicks off Sunday in Manhattan.
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Toy maker Hasbro Inc  posted a 62 percent rise in quarterly profit on Monday, helped by sales of its Playskool brand and strong demand for products tied to the "Transformers" movie.
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Shares of Pixar Animation Studios Inc. hit an all-time high in early trading on Monday on the back of a second, strong box-office weekend for the &quot;Incredibles.
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Shares of Hollywood Entertainment Corp. rose sharply on Friday on mounting speculation that the No. 2 U.S. movie rental chain could get rival bids topping Blockbuster Inc.'s offer to buy the company for about &#36;700 million.
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The toy company's stock was up 82% today after a great Christmas.