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This elections turned the last few months and one of the most wild summers in memory. One guy gets shot, another drops out. Harris hops in her new vp honeymooned in china. I cant keep up. Now its a mad dash to election day. And with two months left, every move is monumental. The Trump Vance tickets gone heavy on Policy Versus Kamalas Copy And Paste campaign. We sat down with Trump And Vance getting an inside look at their day one agenda. Watch. Mr. President, senator, i dont know what we have to talk about. Its been pretty boring. Why did you pick j. D. Vance . Weve always had a good chemistry. And originally, j. D. Was probably not for me, but he didnt know me. And then when we got to know each other, he liked me maybe more than anybody. Liked me. And he would stick up for me and hed fight for the worker as much as i fight for the work. We just had an automatic chemistry, and i actually endorsed him in ohio for the senate, and he ended up winning against a very tough field, very tough
Jesse: the selection has turned the last few months into one of the most wild summers of memory. One guy gets shot another drops out. Harris hopson, new vp honeymooned in china, i can t keep up. Now it s a mad dash to election day and with two months left every move is monumental. The trumpvance tickets heavy on policy versus kamala. Getting an inside look at their day 1 agenda, watch. Mr. President, senator, i don t know what we have to talk about it s been pretty boring. [laughter] why did you pick j. D. Vance? we ve always had good chemistry. Originally j. D. Was probably not for me but he didn t know me. Than when we got to know each other he liked me may be more than anybody liked me and he would stick up for me and fight for the worker as much as i fight for the worker. We had an automatic chemistry. I endorsed him in ohio for the senate and the ended up winning against a very tough field, a very tough field. He wrote a book which was a classic, it was all about the working men a
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