Mattel Profit Up, Boosted by Tax Gain
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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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Hasbro Inc , the second-largest  U.S. toy company, posted higher fourth-quarter profit on  Monday, boosted by strong demand for its Transformers, Nerf and  Furreal Friends product lines.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit 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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Japan's Nintendo Co. on Tuesday raised   its 2006/07 net profit forecast by 20.5 percent, beating market   expectations, thanks to strong sales of its DS hand-held video   game player and a weaker-than-expected yen.
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Dollar Tree Stores Inc.   reported a 4.5 percent increase in quarterly profit on Tuesday,  meeting Wall Street expectations, helped by strong demand for  Halloween merchandise.
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Hasbro Inc , the second-largest U.S. toy company, posted a higher quarterly profit on Monday, helped by sales of its Playskool toys and continued strong demand for products tied to the Transformers movie.
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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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Marks and Spencer, the British clothing-to-food retailer, confirmed its recovery under chief executive Stuart Rose with a 47.6-percent rise in annual pre-tax profits.
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Japanese firm Nintendo sees profits jump thanks to strong sales of its Wii games console and DS handheld.
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The toy company's stock was up 82% today after a great Christmas.
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SPRINGFIELD - Gun maker Smith &amp; Wesson Holding Corp. said yesterday its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 39 percent due to strong firearms sales, contributions from a recent acquisition and the hunting season.
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PARIS, Nov 17  - Media and mobile telephone group Vivendi Universal said on Wednesday that third-quarter profits had risen by nearly six-fold and upgraded its full-year profit outlook owing to a change in tax arrangements.
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Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd.  raised its full-year net profit forecast by 20 percent on  Monday, citing a stronger dollar and solid demand for software  titles for its handheld GameBoy Advance machine.
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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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Walt Disney Co.  quarterly profit  rose 24 percent on Thursday as stronger cable television  results and a tax benefit more than made up for a sharp  slowdown at Disney's movie studio.
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Nintendo Co. said Thursday profits more than doubled in the six months ending Sept. 30 on the success of its hit Wii and Nintendo DS game consoles. The company also raised its full year profit forecast.
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HINGHAM, Mass.   Clothing retailer Talbots Inc. reported a slight rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, lifted by an income-tax benefit and higher mail-order sales during the period.