Mattel’s (NYSE:MAT) recalls are quite well known now. We know that Chinese toys are being checked and tested and complained about across the board, and rightfully so. Chinese suppliers have been exposed…
Hasbro (HAS) is making a big deal out of the fact that it will step up the amount of testing that it gives toys coming in from China. According to Reuters, the…
According to Reuters, China Mobile’s (CHL) net rose 28%. Reuters writes that Amgen (AMGN) will fire 14% of its sales force. Reuters reports that Hasbro (HAS) will increase inspection of products from…
Mattel (MAT) appears to be ready to recall more toys made in China, based on reports from Dow Jones and Reuters. The company is taking a $30 million charge for about one…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, profits at UBS rose to $4.7 billion in Q2, but the bank said the difficult markets could hurt second half results. Reuters writes that Wal-Mart’s (WMT) Japanese unit, Seiyu…
According to Reuters, Cisco (CSCO) announced quarter profits and a forecast that topped expectations. Reuters writes that Vodafone (VOD) will keeps its 45% of Verizon Wireless. The Wall Street Journal writes that…
The last anyone heard, US companies manufactured goods in China because labor costs were low and the out-sourcing saved money. Yesterday, Mattel’s (MAT) Fisher division recalled about one milion toys. They had…
According to Reuters, auto sales in the US dropped in July and imports took more than 50% of the market for the first time as sales dropped shsrply at GM (GM) and…
The new Barbie from Mattel (MAT) has an MP3 player in it. The place where children store the Barbie connects to the internet to get games and songs. And, the new Barbie…
Douglas A. McIntyre MONDAYMattel (NYSE:MAT)Novellus (NASDAQ:NVLS)Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG/ADR)W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) TUESDAYJohnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC)Merrill Lynch (NYSE:MER)Novartis (NYSE:NVS/ADR)Pharmaceutical Product Development (NASDAQ:PPDI)SLM Corp. (NYSE:SLR)State Street (NYSE:STT)Coca Cola (NYSE:KO)Wells fargo (NYSE:WFC)Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) WEDNESDAYAbbott Labs (NYSE:ABT)Altria…
Hasbro, Inc. (HAS-NYSE) has been a beneficiary of the upcoming "Transformers" movie coming on July 4. The upcoming blockbuster film has been ‘in the can’ and ready to go for some time,…
