That, at least, seems to have come to fruition. Mattel, the toy manufacturing giant and maker of Barbie, plans to raise prices on American toys due to tariffs, it said Monday in its earnings report.

Barbie maker Mattel announced it is raising prices on some of its toys and "further reducing reliance on China-sourced products" as the company navigates a "volatile macro-economic environment and ...

Days after Trump defended his tariffs with comments about dolls, Mattel says they may have to raise prices in the U.S.

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Mattel Inc., the maker of Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels cars and other popular toys, said Monday that it would have to raise prices for some products sold in the US “where necessary” to offset ...

Mattel, the U.S. toy company, said it would increase prices of some U.S. toys, citing levies on Chinese imports. By Jenny Gross Less than a week ago, President Trump suggested that children may ...

Barbie is getting more expensive ... About 40 percent of Mattel’s toys are made in China, and Trump’s administration has imposed a 145% tariff on Chinese imports, part of a broader effort ...

We should be making toys affordable, not putting them out of reach. Mr. President, Having 30 Dolls Is Good Barbie and her plastic peers have become the latest casualties of the ongoing trade war.

This Barbie is about to get more expensive — and you can thank U.S. President Donald Trump. Not long after Trump repeatedly suggested kids lay off dolls, and slapped tariffs on toys manufactured in ...

open image in gallery Independent toy store owner Ming 'Yaya' Yang restocks her inventory of Mattel-made Barbie products at Richard's Variety Store ahead of price hikes due to expected tariffs in ...

How many phases is that? Bolstered by the success of the Barbie movie, Mattel is ready to turn all its toys into tales for the young and old. And while nostalgia is on their side, to a degree ...