Pete: it is the 7 a. M. Hour of fox & friends weekend starting with a tragedy. In the world of sports as an nhl star and his brother are killed by a suspected drunk driver. Johnny and matthew guy degree s college hockey coach joins us live to honor hair legacy. Rachel: and former president trump rallying voters in pennsylvania and telling voters they re too smart to fall for this back and forth. There s no question i m in favor of banning fracking. I would not ban frack. As vice president, i did the not ban fracking. As president, i will not ban frack. Fracking. Joey: and oklahoma standing up for the flag after a school stopped this student from flying old glory. The second hour of fox & friends weekend, it starts right now. running through our blood. joey: look at that beautiful skyline. Do you know where that is? pete: joey, have you played the skyline game with us before? joey: no, i don t play that game, but i know this skyline. Rachel: can i say it first, joey? joey: go ahea
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
Brands barbie, fisher price and moi, that is mattel to find out how his company s fortunes are being revived. Wherever you are joining around the world, once again hello and welcome to the programme. It is 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 billion in sales 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 have 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 reported sales have started to slip back once again. Let s look at some of those numbers. Local toy sales reached $108. 7 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 acr
Several u. S. Soldiers injured, including some with traumatic brain injuries in an operation that killed 15 isis militants. Welcome to fox news live, i m griff jenkins. Hey, molly. Hello, griff. I m molly line. This as vicepresident harris is lying low following her highly anticipated intervow along with her running mate tim walz. Walz is expected to campaign with harris in pennsylvania on monday. And we go to the white house for more. Lucas to you. Let s start with the daring operation in western iraq early thursday morning, the details of which we did not learn until late last night. We re hearing from officials that this was carried out by the u. S. Army s elite rangers in the 75th ranger regimen, part of the jsop, the tip of the spear, if you will, molly. The source assaulted an isis compound armed with numerous weapons, grenades and suicide vests according to central command. The american commandos launched the iran with iraqi counterparts, and seven were injuries, and five were t
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