About the best that can be said for 2009 is that our world didn’t actually blow up though there were moments when it looked like it might. The bad news is now we have to get all revved up for the festive holiday season. America’s merchandisers are already wound up and ready to go primed with survey data and analyst projections that forecast an unusual holiday season to say the least. We’ve compiled the top-10 trends culled from the predictions of pollsters and trend-spotters plus some inspired guesswork about what we the Great American Consumer will do next.1. The ...

Due to the recession, Christmas season won't be a happy time for all toymakers, but Hasbro is in a better position than most.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures edged higher Monday, as investors embraced more risk, lifting U.S. stocks and pressuring the dollar while boosting gold's investment appeal. Copper gained more than 1% after China estimated that its economy grew 9% in the third quarter.

U.S. stock futures rose on Monday at the start of a busy week for earnings reports and as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that China should ramp up its spending. See Indications.

Hasbro, maker of Transformers action figures and Nerf toys, reported Monday that its third-quarter net income rose 9% from the year-ago period on declines in research and advertising spending.

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