Dot com rIght now and see how much you can save and now the hbo orIgInal serIes real tIme wIth BIll Maher start the cloc k hI, everybody how are you doIng hey. Thank you all rIght. Thank you very much thank you people. I apprecIate It. How are you doIng all rIght, well okay. All rIght. We got a bIg show. Thank you very much. I know Its very excItIng. TIme of year. Its Labor Day. Fuck Is thE Year already . Its chrIstmas already. Its Its Labor Day weekend. And rIght on cue. ThIs Is always. They say thIs Is when the presIdent Ial race really starts. And It really dId. We fInally had an IntervIew last nIght wIth kamala harrIs. DId you watch It . Oh wow. Thats a lot of people watched It not just her wIth TIm Walz. Her emotIonal support, vp well I mean, It was It was a lIttle odd. He was just sIttIng there for a very long tIme wIthout sayIng anythIng. He dId. I mean, he just he was just noddIng whIle she dId all the talkIng. The womens Focus Group saId he must be a wonderful husband um reall
Original series real time with Bill Maher start the clock hi, everybody how are you doing hey thank you all right. Thank you very much thank you people. I appreciate it. How are you doing all right, well okay. All right. Weve got a big show. Thank you very much. I know its very exciting. Time of year. Its Labor Day. Fuck is the year already . Its christmas already. Its its Labor Day weekend. And right on cue. This is as they say. This is when the president ial race really starts and it really did. We finally had an interview Last Night with kamala harris. Did you watch it oh, wow. Thats a lot of people watched it. Not just her with Tim Walz. Her emotional support, vp well, i mean, it was it was a little odd. He was just sitting there for a very long time without saying anything he did. I mean, he was just. He was just nodding while she did all the talking. The womens Focus Group said he must be a wonderful husband really . I mean like, it just kept going. And he was saying nothing. It
By 2030, and that estimate is at the conservative end of the scale. But falling birth rates and some of the highest inflation rates we ve seen in decades have created challenging conditions for manufacturers and retailers, and signal more tough times to come. While the covid pandemic boosted sales of toys and games temporarily, big name companies report that sales have started to slip back once again. Let s have a look at some of those numbers. Global toy sales reached $108] billion in 2023, a 2% drop compared to 2022, with toy companies calling it a normalisation process after that exceptional growth linked to the pandemic. But across the 612 countries, including the uk, france, germany, and spain, sales declined by 7% in 2023 compared with the previous year, but they were still 17% higher when compared to 2019, before the pandemic. I caught up with the boss of build a bear, a much loved company which allows shoppers to customise their own teddies. She s also the head of the global or
Give the toy industry a much needed boost? this time, it s not about spending on toys for children, but adults so called kidults. An emerging generation of over 18s is snapping up collectables and nostalgia brands, and they say it s good for their mental health. I m going to be discussing that and more with my guests the boss of build a bear, the stores where you can create a bespoke teddy bear, and the chief executive of the world s biggest toy company and arguably one of its most iconic brands, lego. I ll also be catching up with the president of the company behind leading toy brands barbie, hot wheels, fisher price and more that s mattel to find out how tv and movie tie ups are reviving his compa ny s fortunes. Wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the programme. It s a billion dollar industry driven by creativity and innovation, with a global reach and a diverse market. The toy industry is forecast to reach $302 billi
Thank you. That is all in on this wednesday night. Alex wagner starts with Ayman Mohyeldin in for alex. Thanks so much for watching. Im Ayman Mohyeldin in for Alex Wagner and this is what it looks like when a candidate for president makes the most of a rainy day. Watch. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, im sorry its raining but weve had 12 years of trickle down. If you give me 12 minutes we can change this country. I am tired of seeing the american people kill themselves every day in the factory and the business, on the farm, and be punished for it, and if you will give us a chance, we will turn this country around. That was a soaking wet Bill Clinton during a drizzly Campaign Stop in 1992. Clinton of course was campaigning that day in the small town of albany, georgia. It was part of a multiday Bus Tour through Southern Georgia which the Campaign Called Bubbas for bill. It was notable at the time because Southern Georgia was known to be more rural and conservative