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Want to spend the night in a Paris museum or a house owned by Prince? Airbnb plans to list them

May. 01, 2024 19:58 PM EDT

In a mad mix of game-show glitter and marketing flash, Airbnb is offering customers a chance to spend a night in a Paris museum, stay in houses mocked up to look like movie settings, or sleep surrounded by eight Ferrari racing cars. Those and other chimerical listings are part of a...

Texas Instruments, Mattel rise; General Dynamics, Teledyne fall, Wednesday, 4/24/2024

Apr. 24, 2024 16:18 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Tesla Inc., up $17.45 to $162.13. The electric vehicle maker plans to accelerate production of new, more affordable vehicles. Visa Inc., up 91 cents to $275.02. ...

Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi is 'tickled pink' to inspire a Barbie doll

Apr. 24, 2024 00:22 AM EDT

Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her “best friends.” So, it's surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie girl herself. ...

Mattel: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 23, 2024 17:00 PM EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Mattel Inc. (MAT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $28.3 million in its first quarter. The El Segundo, California-based company said it had a loss of 8 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for severance costs and non-recurring costs,...

A new version of Scrabble aims to make the word-building game more accessible

Apr. 09, 2024 17:17 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Scrabble is getting a bit of a makeover, at least in Europe. Mattel has unveiled a double-sided board that features both the classic word-building game and Scrabble Together, a new rendition designed to be accessible “for anyone who finds word games intimidating."...