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2007-01-29 15:13:33Mattel 4Q profit rises 3 pctEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AFX) - Toy maker Mattel Inc. said Monday itsfourth-quarter profit rose 3 percent, boosted by better margins and improvedsales of its Barbie and Fisher-Price toys.2007-01-29 14:39:23Stock prices are mixed in early tradingNEW YORK (AFX) - Stock prices are mixed in early trading today with the DowJones industrial average up 5.53 at 12,492.55, the Nasdaq Composite off 1.30 to2,434.19 and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index up 0.08 at 1,422.26.2007-01-29 13:28:24Gymboree to buy back $50M sharesSAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - Gymboree Corp., a children's apparel retailer, saidThursday it would buy back up to $50 million of its shares, or about 3 percentto 4 percent of its outstanding stock, over the next 12 months.2007-01-29 13:20:35Tyson Foods ends losses, posts 1Q profitSPRINGDALE, Ark. (AFX) - Meat producer Tyson Foods Inc. reported its firstquarterly profit in a year on Monday, as fiscal first-quarter earnings jumped 46percent on higher chicken sales and lower costs.2007-01-29 13:15:56Design Within Reach gets extensionSAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - Design Within Reach, Inc., a home-furnishingsretailer, said Monday it received an extension from Nasdaq to file its quarterlyreport for the period ending Sept. 30.2007-01-29 12:50:31Stock futures edge lowerfrom Mattel, with Phelps Dodge Corp. and Verizon Communications also due todetail results.
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