UPDATE 3-Gap surges as apparel maker's turnaround strategy pays off Adds share milestones in paragraph 2 and adds analyst comment in paragraph 8 By Granth Vanaik May 31 (Reuters) - Shares of Gap GPS.N soared about 28% on Friday after the apparel retailer l ifted its full-year sales target, indicating that its effort to revitalize the business b y bringi ng in newer styles is s tarting to bear fruit .

Gap surges as apparel maker's turnaround strategy starts to pay off May 31 (Reuters) - Shares of Gap GPS.N climbed nearly 25% at $28.04 in premarket trading on Friday after the apparel retailer raised its full-year sales forecast in fresh signs that its turnaround strategy to bring in newer styles is starting to work. The stock has risen nearly 8% this year, building on the 85% surge it saw in 2023 when it brought in former Mattel MAT.O executive Richard Dickson as its new executive chief to rev

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Venus Williams among sporting figures to get own Barbie doll LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and Australian soccer player Mary Fowler are among nine athletes to get a Barbie doll in their likeness as toy maker Mattel seeks to shine a light on women sports role models ahead of the Paris Olympics. Mattel unveiled the dolls on Wednesday, each with their bespoke accessories.

RPT-BUZZ-U.S. stocks weekly: Tech support Repeats from Friday with no changes to text. Updates chart ** S&P 500 .SPX snaps 3-week losing streak, rises 2.7% as megacap tech stocks rally .N ** Indeed, did this week suggest it was time for a turn? ** Nasdaq .IXIC entered the week due for relief, and potentially getting closer to washed out , surges >4%, posts biggest weekly gain since early Nov ** But for the SPX, it's still a tale of two moving averages ** Every sector gains as Technology, Consume

BUZZ-U.S. stocks weekly: Tech support ** S&P 500 .SPX snaps 3-week losing streak, rises 2.7% as megacap tech stocks rally .N ** Indeed, did this week suggest it was time for a turn? ** Nasdaq .IXIC entered the week due for relief, and potentially getting closer to washed out , surges >4%, posts biggest weekly gain since early Nov ** But for the SPX, it's still a tale of two moving averages ** Every sector gains as Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services provide largest boos

BRIEF-Mattel To Bring Three Channels To Samsung TV Plus April 25 (Reuters) - Mattel Inc MAT.O : MATTEL INC - TO BRING THREE CHANNELS TO SAMSUNG TV PLUS MATTEL INC - PARTNERED WITH SAMSUNG TO DELIVER ITS FIRST THREE 24/7 FAST CHANNELS ON SAMSUNG TV PLUS, SAMSUNG'S FREE TV STREAMING SERVICE Source text for Eikon: ID:nBwNmHZVa Further company coverage

LIVE MARKETS-Goldman: Commodity prices, while high, won't derail the global economy Wall Street's main indexes red, Nasdaq falls least, down 0.06% Cons staples leads S&P sector gainers; Industrials falls most Euro STOXX 600 index falls ~0.4% Dollar, gold rise; crude and bitcoin fall U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield rises to ~4.65% Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters.

LIVE MARKETS-BlackRock and Fidelity bitcoin ETFs among most popular in Q1 Nasdaq barely up, S&P and Dow slip Cons disc leads S&P sector gainers; Industrials falls most Euro STOXX 600 index falls ~0.5% Dollar, gold rise; crude and bitcoin fall U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield rises to ~4.65% Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters.

LIVE MARKETS-Wednesday data gives good yawn: Durable goods, mortgages Nasdaq up ~0.1%, S&P and Dow slip Cons disc leads S&P sector gainers; Industrials falls most Euro STOXX 600 index off ~0.5% Dollar, gold rise; crude, bitcoin down U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield rises to ~4.65% Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters.

LIVE MARKETS-Wall Street gains with economic data and earnings in focus Nasdaq up ~0.5%, S&P edges green, Dow slips Cons disc leads S&P sector gainers; Industrials falls most Euro STOXX 600 index off ~0.2% Dollar edges up; gold ~flat; crude, bitcoin down U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield rises to ~4.66% Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters.

BUZZ-Hasbro surges on quarterly profit beat Updates ** Shares of toymaker Hasbro HAS.O up 14% at $66.24 ** Stock set for fifth straight session of gains if current levels hold ** Company reports smaller-than-expected drop in Q1 sales and tops profit estimates, aided by leaner inventories and steady digital gaming revenue that helped offset impact of waning demand for toys ** Logs adj.

BUZZ-Mattel gains after brokerages raise PT on smaller-than-expected loss ** Toymaker Mattel's MAT.O shares rise 2.7% to $19.25 premarket ** Company reported smaller-than-expected Q1 loss on Tuesday, benefiting from stringent cost management amid lukewarm demand for its toys ** Citigroup lifts PT on company's shares to $26 from $25, while D.A. Davi

BUZZ-Play-Doh maker Hasbro rises on quarterly profit beat ** Shares of toymaker Hasbro HAS.O up 5% at $61 premarket ** Company reports smaller-than-expected drop in Q1 sales and tops profit estimates, aided by leaner inventories and steady digital gaming revenue that helped offset impact of waning demand for toys ** Logs adj. profit of 61 cents per share compared with est.

UPDATE 5-Toymaker Hasbro's turnaround efforts help first-quarter profit beat Q1 profit beat, cost controls boost margin Expect Consumer Products revenue to return to growth in Q4 - CFO Shares of Hasbro up 12% in early trading, Mattel up 5% Adds Mattel shares in paragraph 14 By Savyata Mishra April 24 (Reuters) - Hasbro HAS.O reported a smaller-than-expected drop in first-quarter sales and handily beat profit estimates on Wednesday, helped by leaner inventories and steady digital gaming revenue,

Toymaker Hasbro posts quarterly profit beat, slower sales decline April 24 (Reuters) - Hasbro HAS.O reported a smaller-than-expected drop in first-quarter sales and handily beat profit estimates on Wednesday, as leaner inventories and steady digital gaming revenue helped cushion a drag from softer demand for toys. The Play-Doh maker has grappled with weakening demand over the past year amid a pullback in discretionary spending and tight inventory planning by mass retailers like Walmart and Targe

U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Airbnb, American Express, Mattel April 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.listed companies, including Airbnb, American Express Co and Mattel, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Airbnb Inc ABNB.O : Mizuho raises to buy from neutral * American Express Co AXP.N : Evercore ISI raises target price to $255 from $243 * Fiserv Inc FI.N : RBC raises target price to $180 from $158 * Globe Life Inc GL.N : KBW raises to outperf

Mattel Inc reports results for the quarter ended in March - Earnings Summary Mattel Inc MAT.OQ reported a quarterly adjusted loss of 5 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended in March, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of -24 cents. The mean expectation of thirteen analysts for the quarter was for a loss of 12 cents per share.

BUZZ-Mattel up after smaller-than-expected quarterly loss ** Barbie maker Mattel's MAT.O shares rise 4% to $19.50 in extended trading ** Reports a smaller-than-expected loss of for Q1 ** MAT posts adj loss of 5 cents/shr, vs estimates of 12 cents/shr - LSEG data ** Company's Q1 sales of $809.5 mln misses estimates of $831.8 mln ** Reaffirms its ful

UPDATE 3-Mattel's quarterly loss smaller than expected as cost cuts pay off Reaffirms full-year sales and profit forecasts CEO says "off to a good start for the year" Posts Q1 adj loss of 5 cents/shr vs est. of 12 cents/shr Reports Q1 sales of $809.5 mln vs est. of $831.8 mln Adds details from earnings call in paragraph 6, analyst comment in paragraph 12; updates shares By Granth Vanaik April 23 (Reuters) - Mattel MAT.O posted a smaller-than-expected loss for the first quarter on Tuesday, helped