New hoverboard to more than 100 new shopkins characters, companies are unveiling their newest characters and play things. U. S. Toy sales grew to more than 19 billion last year. One of the strongest performances in years. Experts hope 2016s product lineup will keep the momentum going. Star wars has helped, with a number of companies benefiting from the franchises source. Legos saw sales surge next year 2016. Of course star wars is another one, the same with superheroes. Theres no doubt the stories are a core part of the industry. Reporter 2016s film roster should continue to film sales. The hopes are very high. A lot of them are on the fantasy reporter playmobile is hoping its National Licensing deal with the National Hockey league will propel it into the u. S. Mass market. We decided to go after it national wide. Were promoting it on television this year. Reporter while some you to makers are launching new lines, others are revamping classic ones. Barbie is getting more eye colors, hairstyles, even body types, in an effort to appeal to more girls and stoke more sales. Last year mattel also unveiled hello barbie, a talking doll powered by artificial intelligence. Now its adding a smart home dream house that connects to wifi and reacts to voice commands. All of these efforts seem to be working. Barbie sales last quarter grew for the first time in years. Theyre really reinventing those classics, like the wooden doll house that my daughter had, no more. Reporter the toy category that grew the fastest was gains and puzzles. Those were up 11 . Getting makeovers. If you take a look at hasbros monopoly, that game is in the process of getting rid of its paper cash and moving that over to bank cards. One of my favorites is lionel, a centuriesold toy maker. Theyre unveiling something that looks like a toy roller coaster track with spaceship inspired locate owe motives that little boys can race. That sounds like fun for big boys and girls too. Thanks, morgan. Joining us it steve pasierb, and dana points. Thank you both for being here. What are you seeing, steve, as is fortunate hottest trends in the industry . Were seeing innovation from end to end. Tech has gotten really cool, tech toys are innovative and fun. As the piece said, games now wet head is a water roulette game. Theres an app that extends it, you can make it a trivia game or add your own clues. The integration of tech and toys, whether its slinky which still sells well. Dana, you mentioned props in a box. Were calling it antiscreenplay. There are these millennial parents who while they want their children to learn to code also want them to spend time without screens. Props in a box is two kinds of disparate costumes. They come in pieces. The child can decide do i want to mix the pieces, be a doctor, a fisherman, whatever, and put these things together in an inventive way. And kids are now making their own movies, posting them on skills one has in todays life. And letting them come up with it on their own. Were no longer saying, or not as much, that this is a boys toy, this is a girls toy. Amazon doesnt have those categories anymore, target too. And openended play is really hot right now. The way to think about this is toys are the instruments of play. And play is an essential part of childhood development. It teaches them social skills, spatial skills, negotiation in the case of Something Like shopkins where kids are trading them. Youre having your child play, and unstructured play in particular is an important part of developing a wellrounded child. Lets talk about shopkins. I have a 10 and a 13yearold. Shopkins is a relatively new company thats really taken off here through youtube. Around the country, theyre removing them from vacuum cleaners. Moose toys, a Small Company from australia, really hit on that, driven by youtube and the internet age. There are now shopkins clubs in schools. Kids learn how to collect. They have the patience to collect. They learn how to negotiate because they trade them back and forth. They learn organization, all those things. Theyre cool little toys, enjoyable, and at a price point that families can afford. I think the market has awakened to the fact that this is really hot. Youll see companies, lego and hasbros little kingdom, which has even tinier pieces. Everyone is aware that now if you have a product with like a 10 price point, people might buy lots of them. One thing that i think still needs to have some progress here but were getting there is diversity in toys. I was really excited to see melody, the new africanamerican doll from American Girl coming out. Were seeing more from Latino Companies are understanding their toys need to be a reflection of broader society. So the gender changes, the broadening of race and diversity part. Barbie is representative of that and some of the other disney lines. The market of the future is really largely latina. Mattel went into that with me. Great to have you both here ideas for our children. Thanks so much. Thank you. Now heres a look at whats making news as had he wed into a new week on the money. Americas economy grew at a slightly faster pace than expected for the Fourth Quarter of last year. The second reading of the gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the size and scope of the u. S. Economy, showed an increase of 1 on an annual basis. Thats slightly ahead of expectations. Although Consumer Spending was weak. Stocks and oil prices moved hand in hand most of the week and when oil climbed on thursday it took the markets right along the dow was up more than 200 points and the s p 500 hit a sevenweek high. Stocks were mixed on friday. New orders for goods that last a long time, like refrigerators and washing machines, we hope, were up. If you like that starbucks reward program, you better look at the rules more closely because theyre changing. Instead of collecting a star every time you visit, youll get points based on how much you spend, sort of the model that the airlines use. That means youll have to spend more to get the same rewards. Well see if that leaves customers with a bitter taste. Up next, we are on the money, and were cashing in on refunds. One startup is on a mission to help shoppers put cash back in their pockets of this they just need one little thing to do it. And later, which cars are most reliable. The survey that has the car and truck brands with the fewest and as we go to break, a look at how the stock market ended the week. They say that in life, we shouldnt sweat the small stuff. But when youre building a mercedesbenz, there really is no small stuff. Every decision. Every component. Is an integral part of what makes the 2016 cclass one of our most sophisticated cars ever. 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Joining us are cofounders eric glyman and karim atiyeh. How does this work . All these stores guarantee if you buy something and it goes on sale later, youre entitled to this difference in the form of a refund. How to get this. What we do is automate that process. Simply sign up with an email account that gets your receipts. It will pick it up automatically. Any time a price drops well send in a claim for you and get you paid. Im on amazon more than i like to say. Is that one of the places that you can go get me a better price . Im not saying the places i shop all the time but a lot of people shop at these places. Absolutely. These places we support, we support a bunch of other stores, best buy, target, walmart. Really the Biggest Online stars are supported by our service. Its a little scary i must admit. The idea of someone going into my email, knowing what im purchasing. Isnt that happening all right . Im getting a lot of emails telling me to buy products from certain retailers. Obviously, all these retailers are looking your shopping patterns, and they optimize their prices to get you what were doing is not going through your emails, obviously not. We have tokenized access to your mailbox that allows us to pull only receipts. We can know what the receipt is and pull it up on your servers for analysis. Anything thats not a receipt stays in your in box. Im really into finding discounts. I have retail me not book marked. Were kind of an oddball, were first to the scene in doing this. Were also a strange business to begin with. Most things out there are either trying to sell things to you or you are the product, theyll sell your information. We dont do anything of that kind. Instead we built technology that acts for people as your age. So if something has changed after youve bought something, if you missed a better deal, if you missed a coupon, it will spring into action. We take a cut, so we share the how much of a cut do you take and how much are you saving me on average . Normally we charge 25 of what we recover for you. You can bring it down to zero percent by referring friends. For us, we generally save people between 60 to 100 a year. But some results can be way higher. There was somebody two weeks ago who saved over 1,000 on a single price drop. Someone who saved over a thousand times in 5 months. It depends on where youre shopping. Well be there to catch anything you miss out on. How many customers would you say you have . Were getting close to a quarter million users, which is crazy to us, we launched in may. Nine months ago. Wow. We had a few hundred beta testers. Today its growing by a few thousand people every day. Anything to help people save money, were happy to tell them about on the money. Thank you so much for being here. Are speeding ahead and the ones and how to you show up. You stay up. You listen. You laugh. You worry. 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Consumer reports is out with its annual rankings from best to worst. From safety handling to reliability to affordability, reporter phil lebeau has what you need to know before you head to the dealer. Reporter with americans buying a Record Number of cars, trucks, and suvs, Consumer Reports says testing of those new models shows a clear split between the best and worst brands. Top picks this year include audi, subaru, lexus, porsche and bmw. When it comes to subaru, Consumer Reports says reliability makes it a top pick when you drive a subaru, they actually drive extremely well. They ride well, they handle well. Theyre reliable and do have a lot of advanced safety features that you normally only see in much higher priced cars. Reporter among the best individual models, the toilet camry is Consumer Reports top midsized car, calling it a near perfect sedan. The kia sorrento was named best midsized suv. The ford f150 was named the best pickup truck in part because its cab is quiet and spacious. Some models got high marks because they have Collision Avoidance systems which Consumer Reports believes should be standard in all vehicles. What were the lowest rated brands . Fiat, jeep, and in my opinion sue mitsubishi. Consumer reports says there are several issues that keep it from the reliability isnt very good. There are better vehicles out there. You know, certainly theres the image, the styling. I admit the styling very good. But you know, if youre looking for something deeper than that, unfortunately its not there. Reporter fiat chrysler, the parent of jeep, says it respects Consumer Reports opinion but says its continually improving its models. Fiat chrysler says its own internal reviews shows hits models are getting better. Phil lebeau, on the money, chicago. The only car brand that has grown its u. S. Sales every year for the last ten years is subaru. Up next, on the money, a look at the news for the week ahead. And one very small and simple way to make a big impact on well tell you how, next its sleek design. Is moldbreaking. Its intelligent drive systems. Paradigmshifting. Its technologyfilled cabin. Jawdropping. Its performance. Breathtaking. Its selfparking. And selfbraking. Showstopping. The allnew glc. Mercedesbenz resets the bar for the luxury suv. Starting at 38,950. Jake reese, day to feel alive jake reese, day to feel alive for more on our show and our guests, go to our website. Follow us on twitter. Here are the stories coming up that may impact your money this week. On monday well get a look at the Housing Market with pending home sales for january. On tuesday, well see if the Auto Industry is driving up sales with the latest monthly report. And its super tuesday, when 12 states in one territory will hold primaries or caucuses. On thursday well get an doing with the nonmanufacturing index for february. And the big number everyone will be watching on friday. The employment report. It will show how many jobs were added to the economy. There are plenty of ways to mark leap year. Weve come up with one that you may not have considered. When februarys extra day rolls around on monday, why not do a fouryear checkup of your money . From your retirement to your career, theres plenty to think about and see if youre on track for different milestones. Stacey tisdale joins with us more. Of course you should always be monday to do mondayitoring these things. Keeping your career on track. What are some things you should think about every four years . Every four years you want to reevaluate where you are in terms of what your goals are. Its a revealing thing. You want to look at the youve had. I wanted to be a manager by now, have i gotten the reviews, the support, the mentoring that would get me there. Four years ago, is this what i wanted to be doing. A lot of people in their financial plan, one of the last things they think about is insurance. Thats something that at least every four years you need to think about. What are some things when youre talking about Auto Insurance or homeowners . The first thing you want to do with insurance is look at all the cool new things out there. There are insurance policies that will let you build cash that you can use for things like your childs education, something im personally looking is you can add a Long Term Care rider to your Health Insurance policy. You want to make sure youre not paying for coverage that you dont need, for example if your kids are out of your house, get them out of your policy. If your car is at least ten years old, you really dont need collision insurance. When it comes to homeowners insurance, again, think about, have i done any upgrades, have i added a new bathroom, have i added a new kitchen. Make sure that your coverage that youre paying for matches what you need. What about retirement . This is something that we tell people to look at every year. And often team just set it and forget it. One thing thats really cool, Retirement Savings is such a daunting thought, but small increases make such a big difference. If youre 25 years old, lets stay with this leap year theme, and you add 1 every leap year, by the time you retire youll have an extra 739 a month. Thats just by adding 1 every leap year. 45 years old, for some of us that might be getting close to that, if you add just that 1 a year, every four years, by the time you retire, youre going to have 263 extra dollars. The other thing you said is helping you with your money, assess that relationship. It changes. Your goals change. You want to make sure that your adviser knows what your goals are, you want to make sure theyre on track. You might need to make adjustments to your portfolio or whatever. One thing thats important is look at your relationship with your financial adviser. Are they accessible to you, are they asking you about your goals . Great advice, stacey tisdale, thanks. Thanks so much for joining me. Beckys guest next week, warren buffett. Well ask him his views on the economy, oil prices and so much more. See you next weekend. Welcome to u. S. Farm report. Im tyne morgan, and heres what were working on for you over the next hour. Brace yourself for another trying year. Usda is out with its latest price outlook at margins could stay slim for both crops and livestock. Usda remains optimistic about the rural economy. < were now seeing lower unemployment and poverty rates the ag secretary faces congress, defending the current state. Conditions are ripe for avacado harvest in hills so its really hard work and its really tiring. Well show you why this work isnt for the weary. Thats our farm journal report. And in johns world. Now for the market related news. Us farmers could be facing the lowest Commodity Prices in a decade. The Ag Department out with its price forecast for the 2016 2017 marketing year. Usda releasing its price forecast for 2016 during its Ag Outlook Forum going on right now. Usda chief economist Robert Johansson says he projects soybeans to drop to 8. 50 a bushel. Thats 30 cents lower than last year. Corn is pegged at 3. 45. Thats a 15 cent drop from 2015. And the price forecast for wheat 4. 20. Those prices are based on a
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