Toymakers' Stocks Hit Lows on Downgrade
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Shares of top toy maker Mattel Inc.  MAT.N and rival Hasbro Inc. HAS.N fell to their lowest  levels at least 14 months on Monday after a downgrade by Lehman  Brothers, which cited deteriorating industry conditions.
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Japanese stocks declined by mid morning on Thursday, led by exporters such as Canon Inc. after the dollar's fall to its lowest in over a month against the yen raised concerns about companies' revenue from overseas sales.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday after news of the sharpest rise in producer prices in 32 years and disappointing financial results from tech bellwether Oracle and Circuit City, a leading electronics retailer.
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Leading shares closed a touch lower Monday as Wall Street was also negative amid disappointing factory data and after severe declines in Chinese stocks, with property sector losses weighing on UK blue-chips.
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U.S. stocks slid on Friday after chip maker Micron Technology Inc.  said it expected weak demand for some of its key products, which punished the shares of semiconductor companies such as Intel Corp .
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Yum Brands Inc.  shares fell 2.4 percent on Friday after an analyst downgraded the stock due to concerns about slowing sales momentum in the United States and difficult upcoming sales comparisons at KFC and Taco Bell.
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Toymaker Hasbro Inc.  said on Wednesday its full-year net revenue would drop and forecast earnings well below Wall Street expectations, citing a tough retail environment and disappointing performance domestically.
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Toys R Us (TOY), the No. 2 US toy seller, which is considering quitting the toy business, posted a narrower third-quarter loss Monday as it works to restructure the company.
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Hopes for a bullish start to the year for stocks faded after a key measure of manufacturing activity unexpectedly fell in December to its lowest level since 2003.
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday,  as a reduced revenue outlook from Xilinx Inc. XLNX.O  pressured technology shares, while a dividend hike by American  International Group limited blue-chip losses.
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US stocks fell on Friday dragged down by a string of negative reports from drug makers, with Pfizer Inc. (PFE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , AstraZeneca Plc.
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Amazon.com Inc.  shares fell  to a more than three-year low on Wednesday a day after the  retailer reported lower second-quarter earnings and cut its  outlook for the year, citing stepped-up investment in its toy  business and lower prices on many products.
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Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., the favorite stock of growth investors after the collapse of the Internet bubble, fell as much as 17 percent after the company reported lower earnings
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US BLUE-CHIP stocks slid lower yesterday, pulled down by industrial bellwether Caterpillar, but technology shares remained higher after EBay posted strong earnings.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, led by a sharp decline in the tech sector as shares of online auctioneer eBay Inc.  and wireless technology company Qualcomm Inc.  took a beating a day after both companies reported disappointing outlooks.
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U.S. technology stocks fell on  Tuesday, dragged down by brokerage downgrades on Internet  retailer Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O and computer maker Dell Inc.  DELL.O.
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Toy manufacturer guides lower, but still has something to offer.