Hasbro profit tops forecasts; CEO stepping down
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Hasbro Inc  posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, boosted by strong demand for its Transformers, Nerf and Furreal Friends product lines, helping to send its shares up as much as 4 percent.
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Toys R Us Inc. TOY.N, which is  considering getting out of the toy business, on Monday posted a  second-quarter profit as it works to restructure its toy  stores.
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GameStop Corp., the largest U.S.  video game retailer, reported on Tuesday a quarterly profit  that fell slightly short of Wall Street estimates and shares  fell as much as 2.7 percent.
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Are toys in time-out? Today, Mattel (NYSE: MAT) echoed Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) in reporting earnings that were a bit of a bummer. In addition, the prognosis may not be too good for the upcoming holiday season.
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Hewlett-Packard Co. on Tuesday said quarterly profit topped its own lowered expectations as the computer and printer maker saw record revenues in every business
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Barnes & Noble Inc. BKS.N, the  leading U.S. bookseller, on Monday said quarterly profit fell  due to higher expenses and soft demand for titles in its  bestseller category.
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Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co  posted a higher-than-expected third-quarter profit on Tuesday on strong sales and raised its full-year earnings forecast.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday after the world's biggest retailer cut prices on hot items like toys and electronics to lure customers during the holiday shopping season.
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Hasbro Inc., the nation&#39;s second largest toy maker, reported higher earnings for the third quarter compared with results depressed by an accounting charge a year ago.
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Electronic Data Systems Corp. EDS.N,  the world's second-largest technology services provider, on  Monday posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit thanks to  cost cutting, but revenue fell and it forecast 2005 earnings  would fall short of Wall Street estimates.
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Mattel Inc. , the largest U.S. toy maker, posted higher second-quarter profit on Monday, helped by increased sales of its Wheels and Fisher-Price toys.
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British computer and video games  retailer Game Group Plc  said it expected its full-year  profit to be ahead of an average market forecast after  continued strong sales in the run-up to Christmas, boosting its  shares.
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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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McGraw-Hill Cos , the book and  magazine publisher and owner of Standard & Poor's, on Thursday  said fourth-quarter profit fell 31 percent, as disruptions in  global capital markets dampened demand for credit ratings.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. on Thursday  said quarterly profit fell sharply compared with a year  earlier, when the department store operator had a gain from the  sale of its credit card business, but the profit topped  forecasts as the retailer slashed costs.
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Hasbro Inc. , the second  largest U.S. toy maker, reported a 15 percent rise in  fourth-quarter profit on Friday, helped by strong sales of Nerf  balls and Monopoly board games.
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Toys R Us Inc. (TOY.N), which is considering getting out of the toy business, on Monday posted a second-quarter profit as it works to restructure its toy stores.