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Hot Wheels Unveils New Die-Cast to Encourage Open-Ended Play Ahead of Autism Acceptance Month

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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Today, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced the Hot Wheels® Flippin Fast™ die-cast, a new vehicle designed to encourage an open-ended play experience, ahead of Autism Acceptance Month in April.

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  • Today, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced the Hot Wheels® Flippin Fast™ die-cast, a new vehicle designed to encourage an open-ended play experience, ahead of Autism Acceptance Month in April.
  • The Flippin Fast die-cast ignites the challenger spirit as one of the most versatile die-cast vehicles from Hot Wheels.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240326156181/en/
    Mattel's Hot Wheels® Flippin Fast™ die-cast, a new vehicle designed to encourage an open-ended play experience, was developed in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN).
  • Hot Wheels Flippin Fast is now available on-shelf at retailers nationwide for $1.25 SRP, right next to all the other Hot Wheels toys fans know and love.

Mattel Adventure Park Kansas City Set for 2026 Opening

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), through a licensing partnership with Epic Resort Destinations, today announced plans for a second Mattel Adventure Park location in an all-new entertainment resort destination located in Bonner Springs, Kansas.

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  • Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), through a licensing partnership with Epic Resort Destinations, today announced plans for a second Mattel Adventure Park location in an all-new entertainment resort destination located in Bonner Springs, Kansas.
  • The all-new, family-friendly themed entertainment destination is set to open in 2026, with plans to break ground later this year.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240320653241/en/
    Mattel Adventure Park Kansas City will offer the highly anticipated attractions of Mattel Adventure Park Glendale, Arizona, including fully themed Hot Wheels roller coasters such as the Hot Wheels™ Bone Shaker®: The Ultimate Ride and the Hot Wheels™ Twin Mill® Racer.
  • “Mattel Adventure Park Kansas City will bring our iconic brands to life with epic roller coasters, family-friendly attractions, an immersive theatre, themed dining, and so much more,” said Josh Silverman, Chief Franchise Officer at Mattel.

Barbie® Celebrates 65 Years of Inspiring Girls to Recognize Their Full Potential

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240305438605/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240305438605/en/
    Barbie® Celebrates 65 Years of Inspiring Girls to Recognize Their Full Potential (Photo: Business Wire)
    Since the brand’s inception, Barbie has helped girls explore their limitless potential through different roles and narratives – from encouraging self-expression through dress-up to playing out any of her 250+ careers.
  • “For the past 65 years, Barbie has used her global platform to empower girls to dream big, explore their limitless potential, and direct their own narrative to shape their future.
  • Barbie will recognize women worldwide who embody the brand’s mission to inspire stories to shape the future.
  • EXPANDING OUR COMMITMENT TO RESHAPE HOW SOCIETY SUPPORTS GIRLS’ EMPOWERMENT by entering our third year of partnership with Inspiring Girls International in continued support of the Barbie Dream Gap Project .

Hot Wheels Let’s Race to Debut on Netflix March 4

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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Mattel , Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) and Netflix announced today that Hot Wheels Let’s Race, Mattel Television Studios’ all-new animated children’s series, will debut on Netflix globally on March 4.

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  • Mattel , Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) and Netflix announced today that Hot Wheels Let’s Race, Mattel Television Studios’ all-new animated children’s series, will debut on Netflix globally on March 4.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240130639345/en/
    Key art for Hot Wheels Let's Race (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Inspired by Hot Wheels, the number-one selling toy globally*, Hot Wheels Let’s Race is an action-packed comedy series for kids, and follows the newest generation of racers: Coop, Spark, Mac, Brights, Axle, and Sidecar as they attend a racing camp that always puts the pedal to the metal.
  • That’s why I was so excited to get the opportunity to work on Hot Wheels Let’s Race with Mattel Television Studios.
  • It’s a real joy to get to be a part of that and I can’t wait for another generation of kids to see Hot Wheels Let’s Race on Netflix this year.”
    Season 1 of Hot Wheels Let’s Race will be available on Netflix on March 4.

“Music 4 Good” Unites Top Music Icons to Rally Behind First Responders Children’s Foundation

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the third year in a row, country music’s biggest artists are giving back during the holiday season through a charitable holiday campaign with Universal Music Group Nashville. This year, for the first time, the “Music 4 Good” holiday campaign will feature country stars and Brazilian music sensation Anitta who was inspired by the mission and joined the campaign in support of First Responders Children’s Foundation (FRCF).

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  • This year, for the first time, the “Music 4 Good” holiday campaign will feature country stars and Brazilian music sensation Anitta who was inspired by the mission and joined the campaign in support of First Responders Children’s Foundation (FRCF).
  • Each of the stars has donated “Once in a Lifetime” VIP experiences (fly-aways, VIP concert experiences, exclusive merchandise, and more) to benefit First Responders Children’s Foundation.
  • Money raised through “Music 4 Good” is directly supporting the FRCF Scholarship Program and Resiliency Program that supports children of first responders with free and confidential mental health counseling.
  • “First Responders Children’s Foundation is enormously grateful to Universal Music Group Nashville and its artists for helping ease the financial and mental health burdens experienced by far too many first responder families,” said First Responders Children’s Foundation President and CEO Jillian Crane.

Mattel Names Michelle Mendelovitz Head of Mattel Television Studios

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that Michelle Mendelovitz has been named Head of Mattel Television Studios.

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  • Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that Michelle Mendelovitz has been named Head of Mattel Television Studios.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231116621555/en/
    Michelle Mendelovitz, Head of Mattel Television Studios (Photo: Business Wire)
    Ynon Kreiz, Chairman and CEO of Mattel, said: “Michelle is a powerful creative leader with a wealth of experience working with top studios and creators to make innovative, quality content across genres and platforms.
  • I look forward to the impact Michelle and Mattel Television Studios will have on expanding the content slate to the delight of our fans around the globe.”
    Mendelovitz brings to Mattel significant expertise in content development and production gained from senior roles at Disney 20th Television Studios, Apple TV+, Sony Pictures Television, and CBS Television Network.
  • In 2023 alone, Mattel Television Studios has premiered 12 series and specials.

Get More. Gift More: Save Big During BJ’s Wholesale Club’s Black Friday Savings Events

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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To help members save even more, BJ’s Wholesale Club is also running a Black Friday Weekend savings event, with exclusive limited-time doorbusters, slated to run November 23 - November 27, 2023, while supplies last.

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  • To help members save even more, BJ’s Wholesale Club is also running a Black Friday Weekend savings event, with exclusive limited-time doorbusters, slated to run November 23 - November 27, 2023, while supplies last.
  • When members buy one toy during both of BJ’s Black Friday events, they can get another toy at 50% off*.
  • In addition to unbeatable savings on toys, members can save up to 40% off LG, Samsung, VIZIO and TCL TVs.
  • Below are some of the top deals shoppers can expect to find during the Black Friday and Black Friday Weekend savings events:
    Black Friday Deals (November 17 - November 27, 2023):

Target Announces Easy Ways to Get Last-Minute Purchases as Late as Christmas Eve

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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"Making last-minute holiday shopping easy and affordable for our guests is a top priority," said Mark Schindele, executive vice president and chief stores officer, Target.

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  • "Making last-minute holiday shopping easy and affordable for our guests is a top priority," said Mark Schindele, executive vice president and chief stores officer, Target.
  • "We're doing that in so many ways, including offering new, deep deals, extended holiday hours and our convenient same-day services.
  • Most Target stores are open 7 a.m. to midnight through Dec. 23 and from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. local time on Dec. 24.
  • Visit Target's holiday press hub for more on all the ways Target is delivering joy, ease and savings this holiday season.

The Week in Press Releases: 12 Stories You Need to See

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Friday, November 10, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire.
  • To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
  • The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story.
  • Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.

Why it's a good bet the RBA's Melbourne Cup Day interest rate hike will be the last

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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At its meeting last week, the US Federal Reserve kept its official interest rate on hold.

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  • At its meeting last week, the US Federal Reserve kept its official interest rate on hold.
  • Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock’s statement accompanying Tuesday’s hike in Australia’s cash rate makes it look as if we’re about to join that club.
  • It makes it look as if this hike from 4.1% to 4.35% – a 12-year high – will be the last.

The RBA has taken our insurance

  • The statement makes it look as if it wanted to take out insurance.
  • While the bank still expects inflation to continue to fall, it says progress now looks “slower than earlier expected”.
  • It isn’t that it thinks inflation won’t keep coming down; it’s that it wants to be sure it is.

Australian hikes hit harder than in the US

  • The US, the UK, the EU, Canada and New Zealand all have higher official rates than Australia.
  • Here’s why: almost all US home borrowers are on fixed rates, meaning their required mortgage payments don’t increase.
  • And US fixed rates are nothing like Australian fixed rates.
  • The typical term in the US is 30 years, rather than the two to three years common in Australia.
  • This means that, as long as borrowers in the US don’t refinance or move homes, their payments are fixed for the entire term of their loans.
  • After a year of less-high Australian rates, Australian consumers are buying 1.7% less.

‘Painful squeeze’

  • She also noted others were benefiting from rising housing prices, substantial savings buffers and higher interest income.
  • Bank calculations suggest one in 20 variable-rate borrowers are now going backwards – paying more for essential expenses and housing than they earn.

A frugal Christmas, before possible rate drops in 2024

  • It is also looking like prices scarcely increased at all last month.
  • The Melbourne Institute inflation gauge, which comes out ahead of the Bureau of Statistics gauge and broadly tracks it, fell 0.1% in October.
  • It’s pointing to a frugal Christmas in which retailers are going to have to discount if they want to move goods, taking further pressure off inflation.
  • Read more:
    Petrol is holding up inflation – the 7 graphs that show what's happening to prices and what it will mean for interest rates


Peter Martin is Economics Editor of The Conversation.