Barbie

Marketwatch – Analysts, on average, forecast earnings of 67 cents a share on sales of $1.99 billion, according to Thomson Financial. Fisher-Price, whose toys include T.M.X. Elmo, Dora the Explorer, Diego and the Kid Tough Camera, posted 16% sales growth to $805.9

Rosie’s rants have become feud for thought
Newsday – Overweight and clearly at peace with that, she’s a respite from cultural standards of Barbie-issue thinness. But Miller says O’Donnell’s increasingly exaggerated behavior on air – her dramatic facial expressions and vocal infections, her overblown

Mattel 4Q profit rises 3 pct on sales of Barbie, Fisher-Price
Miami Herald – EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Toy maker Mattel Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit rose 3 percent, boosted by better margins and improved sales of its Barbie and Fisher-Price toys. Net income grew to $286.4 million, or 75 cents per share, from $279.2

Escanaba businessman recalls 60-year career
Escanaba Daily Press – Office Manager Barbie; Grocery Manager Pat; Dairy Manager Mike; checker Jessica; and stock clerk Brent. They ve all been celebrating the event since the beginning of January with store promotions. Today, cake and coffee will be served at the store

Teen youngest sex-change patient
The Washington Times – But Kim’s father, identified as Lutz P. in interviews to the German publications Der Spiegel and Stern, said that as a child, the boy liked to play with Barbie dolls, enjoyed wearing dresses and from age 2 insisted that he was a girl. “We saw