Lego

Consumer

Lego is Carrying the Toy Industry

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The secret ingredients to Lego’s success? A clutch of licensing deals and finding ways to sell Lego sets to kids well over the age of 30.

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Consumer

Lego Thrives Amid Higher Business Cost and a Slowing Toy Market

Danish company Lego reported generating $4.65 billion in revenue for the first half of 2024, up 13% from a year earlier.

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Advisor Upside

Wall Street’s Hush-Hush Cash Sweeps Take Center Stage

High-profile lawsuits and SEC investigations over cash sweeps have taken the industry by storm.

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Autos

Honda and Nissan Officially in Talks to Merge Into World’s Third-Largest Automaker

Spurred by “the rise of Chinese power,” Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan announced Monday that they are in talks to merge.

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Big Tech

Meta Looks Back to the Metaverse with Rose-Tinted Ray-Bans

By expanding its partnership with Ray-Ban, Meta is turning its attention back to building futuristic hardware.

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