Update 3: Mattel&#39;s 3Q Profits Fall on Lower Sales
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Mattel Inc., the world&#39;s biggest toymaker, said Monday its third-quarter profit fell 5.2 percent due to lower worldwide sales of its flagship Barbie doll line and its Hot Wheels and Matchbox toy car brands.
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Unilever, the consumer products giant, said today that profits had slipped during the third quarter - as had sales of its top 400 brands.
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Texas Instruments Inc.  posted a lower quarterly profit on weak demand for its calculators, and gave a disappointing revenue forecast for the third quarter, sending shares down 3 percent on Monday.
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Apparel retailer Talbots Inc.  said on Wednesday that quarterly net profit fell, hurt by heavy markdowns and declining sales at its flagship Talbots chain.
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Mattel Inc. , the No. 1 U.S.  toy maker, on Monday reported a second-quarter profit, compared  with a loss a year earlier, when it was hurt by a tax expense.
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The company has signalled profits of between Â£285 million and Â£295 million, down on Â£311 million a year ago, following a poor run of sales.
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Office products retailer Office Depot Inc. on Wednesday reported a decline in third-quarter profit due to softening in its European business, disruptions associated with the hurricanes in the southeastern United States, and lower-than-expected back-to-school sales.
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3M Co  said on Tuesday fourth-quarter earnings fell as last year's results included a gain for selling a business.
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The struggling home furnishings retailer posts a 37% drop in Q3 earnings and cuts guidance.
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SEOUL LG.Philips LCD said Monday that third-quarter net profit fell 15 percent as prices for flat screens for televisions and computers declined.
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Nokia, the world&#39;s biggest cell phone maker, reported lower third-quarter earnings on Thursday after cutting prices to claw back market share, but said sales were strong as it enters the key Christmas season.
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May Department Stores Co., the second-largest US upscale department store, on Tuesday said third-quarter earnings fell substantially, hurt by the acquisition of Marshall Field&#39;s and a dip in same-store sales.
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Apparel retailer Talbots Inc.   said on Wednesday that quarterly net profit fell, hurt by heavy  markdowns and declining sales at its flagship Talbots chain.
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Cosmetics maker Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.   posted a lower quarterly profit on Wednesday, dragged  down by a restructuring charge and a settlement with the U.S.  Internal Revenue Service.
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Talbots Inc.  said on Wednesday that quarterly net profit tumbled, hurt by heavy markdowns and declining sales at its flagship Talbots chain, sending its shares down nearly 15 percent in early electronic trading.
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The two top US toymakers, citing uncertainty in the economy and the retail sector, posted disappointing third-quarter results on Monday, and lowered expectations for the crucial Thanksgiving-to-Christmas season.
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The two top U.S. toymakers posted  disappointing third-quarter results on Monday and softened  expectations for the crucial holiday season, citing a wobbly  economy and cautious retailers.