Mattel posts second-quarter profit
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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reduced its reported second-quarter profit by $153 million due to expenses from selling its German retail operations, the world's largest retailer reported Monday.
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Mattel Inc. and Hasbro Inc., the world&#39;s two largest toymakers, said third-quarter sales fell. Mattel&#39;s profit declined 5.2 percent and Hasbro&#39;s rose 30 percent after it lowered costs.
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Licensing income helped boost American Greetings Corp. to a profit in its second quarter, even though sales at the greeting cards maker were flat.
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The toy maker reported a 15 percent increase in its second-quarter profit on global sales of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels toy cars that offset U.S. declines.
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Second-quarter profit rose 16 percent as higher prices overshadowed an increase in advertising costs.
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The data storage vendor said second-quarter profit rose to $334.4 million as it recorded double-digit sales gains at its biggest businesses.
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Toys &quot;R&quot; Us said Monday it made money in the fiscal second quarter, in contrast to the prior year&#39;s loss, thanks in part to a $200 million income-tax reversal.
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Mattel Inc MAT.N on Monday said  fourth-quarter earnings rose 33 percent, as the maker of Hokey  Pokey Elmo and Matchbox cars benefited from a settlement with  the Internal Revenue Service.
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Department store operator J.C. Penney  Co. Inc. JCP.N on Tuesday posted a second-quarter profit,  reversing a year-earlier loss, helped by inventory controls and  strong department store sales.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Best Buy Co. Inc., the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer, said second-quarter profits rose 8.7 percent on strong international results and tighter spending controls.
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Second-quarter profit was largely fueled by international sales growth, the athletic gear company said.
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Mattel Inc., the world&#39;s largest toy maker, said Monday its third-quarter profit fell 5.2 per cent due to lower worldwide sales of its flagship Barbie doll line and its Hot Wheels and Matchbox toy car brands.
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The cardiovascular device maker said its second-quarter profit, excluding charges, was $271 million, or 18 cents per share, compared with $412 million, or 31 cents per share, a year ago.
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HOUSTON Houston-based BMC Software today swung to a second-quarter profit amid resurgent technology spending and cost cutting. In the quarter ended September 30th, BMC earned 12-point-seven (M) million dollars
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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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The company said that one-time costs and a recall of Easy-Bake Ovens drove its second-quarter profit well below year-ago results.