Trump Tariffs: Will Walmart, Target and Nike Still Raise Prices in 2025? Walmart and other major U.S. retailers were bracing for price hikes due to steep tariffs, but now that could change. Kiplinger · May 29, 2025
Ncuti Gatwa ’emotional’ to see Doctor Who Barbie doll The Barbie Fifteenth Doctor Doll features a face sculpted in the likeness of the actor, wearing a striped shirt and long brown jacket. Evening Standard · May 23, 2025
Memorial Day weekend sales are coming ... will tariffs have any impact? A retail expert told consumers to think about what items they may need in the next six months that could be hit by tariffs The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
Donald Trump Tells Walmart and Mattel to 'Eat the Tariffs' Amid Price Hike Warnings President Trump is clashing with major companies like Walmart and Mattel, accusing them of falsely blaming tariffs for price increases and demanding they absorb the costs. International Business Times UK · May 21, 2025
Trump orders Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ and stop blaming his trade war for rising prices: ‘I’ll be watching’ President lashes out at world’s largest retailer despite claiming his tariffs are tax on foreign countries not U.S. consumers The Independent UK · May 17, 2025
How the world of work has lured Barbie out of high heels Scientific study of 3,000 dolls down the decades shows most now wear flats The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025
Under of a cloud of tariffs, Walmart is the latest retailer to announce price hikes Volley after volley of tariffs — and at times on-again, off-again trade actions — have put companies around the world on edge The Independent UK · May 15, 2025
Parents face price hikes on strollers and car seats as tariffs bite retailers Currently, 97% of strollers and 87% of car seats are imported from China. Fortune · May 12, 2025
US and China strike temporary trade truce. Could it be a turning point in Trump-Xi economic war? US CHINA TRADE DEAL TRUMP TARIFF ANALYSIS: After months of economic brinkmanship, world’s two largest economies have hit pause The Independent UK · May 12, 2025
‘Someone needs to find his brain’: Donald Trump declares war on his new hallucination What he needs is a nap. We Got This Covered · May 9, 2025
Wall Street is getting anxious about Trump’s trade war ANALYSIS: Jamie Dimon, Ken Griffin and Barbie-maker Mattel all seem to be nervous about the president’s economic policies, writes Eric Garcia The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
Even Hot Wheels Could Get a Price Hike From Trump's Tariffs Hot Wheels toys could become far more expensive if President Trump has his way. On Thursday, the President threatened to enact a 100-percent tariff on Mattel, Hot Wheels' parent company, after its CEO promised to diversify its production to other countries (but not the United States). Motor1 · May 9, 2025
Unusual Options Activity: 3 Long Straddles to Play From Thursday’s Top 100 There were 1,291 unusually active options in Thursday trading. The top 100’s Vol/OI ratios ranged from a high of 294.34 to a low of 10.60. Three of the top 10o are possible long straddles. Barchart · May 9, 2025
How Trump’s trade war threw his and America’s toys out the pram Parents have reacted with anger at his latest remarks The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
The Independent UK · May 9, 2025 Trump threatens Mattel with 100% tariffs as doll fallout escalates: ‘He won’t sell one toy in the US’ Mattel CEO said tariffs will not increase toy production inside the US
Evening Standard · May 8, 2025 Unseen Thomas & Friends footage with Ringo Starr narration airs for first time The unseen pilot footage marks the 80th anniversary of the British franchise which became a global hit among multiple generations of young children.
Latin Times · May 8, 2025 Trump Says Slow Traffic at U.S. Ports 'Means We Lose Less Money' Shipping data analyzed by Forbes this week revealed a significant drop in export volumes across nearly all major U.S. ports since tariffs were implemented in early April
The Independent UK · May 7, 2025 Barron Trump had an eye-popping toy collection. Now his dad is scolding little girls for having too many dolls Who has too many toys? Trump thinks he knows
Euronews · May 6, 2025 Mattel plans to increase prices for some toys to offset tariff costs The toy company is already ramping up its efforts to diversify production away from China in order to avoid more of an impact from tariffs.
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025 Barbie maker raises prices due to Trump tariffs as Ford warns of $1.5bn cost Toy company Mattel says it will reduce imports into the US from China to below 15% by 2026
The Independent UK · May 5, 2025 Toy giant issues warning over price increase thanks to Trump’s tariffs The Trump administration has imposed a 145% tariff on a wide range of Chinese-made goods
BANG Premier · May 5, 2025 LeBron James won't attend the Met Gala LeBron James has decided to withdraw from the Met Gala after suffering an injury.
Fortune · Apr 27, 2025 Build-A-Bear’s CEO started her career working at a McDonald’s drive-thru. Now she leads a $486 million toy empire Sharon Price John has led Build-A-Bear to new heights—and her journey to the C-suite started serving people burgers at a Fortune 500 fast-food chain.
BANG Premier · Apr 11, 2025 Matt Bomer glad he turned down Barbie role Matt Bomer is glad he turned down the part of Ken in the 'Barbie' movie because it gave him more time to focus on his role in Bradley Cooper's film 'Maestro'.
Fortune · Apr 10, 2025 He's just Ken: LeBron James becomes first pro male athlete Barbie doll as Mattel bets on adult customers Mattel’s release of a LeBron James Ken doll solidifies its stance in growing its adult consumer base.