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EES BUSINESS
Jeff Gill | Business reporter
770-718-3408 | jgill@gainesvilletimes.com
The Times, Gainesville, Georgia
Friday, November 9, 2018
Uno enters Toy Hall of Fame
VICTORIA GRAY I Associated Press
This October photo provided by The Strong museum shows the toys to be inducted into the National Toy Hall of
Fame, inside the Rochester, N.Y., museum. The class of 2018 honored Thursday, Nov. 8, includes, from left, the
Magic 8 Ball, pinball and the card game Uno.
Inductees include card game, along with Magic 8 Ball and pinball
BY CAROLYN THOMPSON
Associated Press
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Magic
8 Ball and Uno fans can count on
infinitely more fun, along with pin
ball players whose quarters have
powered the arcade classic through
the rise of gaming apps. The three
make up the National Toy Hall of
Fame’s class of 2018, recognized
Thursday for their staying power
and influence.
The honorees were chosen from a
field of 12 finalists that also included
American Girl Dolls, chalk, Chutes
and Ladders, the Fisher-Price Corn
Popper, Masters of the Universe,
sled, tic-tac-toe, Tickle Me Elmo and
Tudor Electric Football.
The latest inductees will be on
permanent display at the Hall of
Fame, located inside The Strong
museum in Rochester, alongside
65 previous honorees that include
playthings ranging from the stick
and cardboard box to Barbie and
Lionel Trains.
The Magic 8 Ball was a final
ist seven times before the judges
finally decided “signs point to yes”
for the honor. The liquid-filled orb
that tells such fortunes by way of a
floating 20-sided die was introduced
in 1946 and ranks in surveys among
the most popular toys of the 20th
Century, the Hall of Fame said. Look
for one on the writer’s room desk in
“Dick Van Dyke Show” re-runs or
demonstrated on TV’s “Friends.”
“Millions of people have pur
chased a Magic 8 Ball in the last
seven decades and its wide appeal
and quirky nature have helped
it maintain popularity,” curator
Michelle Parnett-Dwyer said.
The card game Uno was invented
by barber Merle Robbins nearly 50
years ago and proved to be simple
enough for children and varied
enough for adults. Mattel now owns
it and has released numerous edi
tions, including Elvis and “Star
Trek.”
Coin-operated pinball machines
have been around for decades, but
the game is in the midst of a revival.
The International Flipper Pinball
Association says there were 500
players in 50 competitions world
wide in 2006. In 2017, more than
55,000 players competed in 4,500
competitions.
“Pinball has been enjoying a
renewed interest as a new genera
tion of digital natives discovers the
fast-paced kinetic game play that’s
easy to learn but tough to master,”
chief curator Christopher Bensch
said.
Anyone can nominate a toy for the
National Toy Hall of Fame. After a
museum advisory committee culls
the list to 12, a national panel of his
torians, educators and others with
expertise in learning and creativity
make the final selections. The judges
consider a nominee’s longevity and
popularity, ability to foster creativ
ity or discovery through play and its
influence on play or toy design.
BUSINESS
HIGHLIGHTS
Monster shares
fall as Coke
develops its own
energy drinks
Shares of energy drink maker Mon
ster Beverage Corp. tumbled after the
company said its partner Coca-Cola
Co. is developing energy drinks of its
own.
Coke bought a stake in California-
based Monster in 2014. At that time,
Coke transferred its energy brands
to Monster and agreed not to develop
competing drinks.
But in a conference call with inves
tors late Wednesday, Monster CEO
Rodney Sacks said Coke is develop
ing two energy drinks it believes are
exceptions to the agreement.
Coke says Coca-Cola Energy and
Coca-Cola Energy No Sugar wouldn’t
violate the agreement, which allows
Coke to market energy drinks under
its own name. But Monster is fighting
their release.
Subaru recalls nearly
400K vehicles to fix
stalling problems
Subaru is recalling nearly 400,000
vehicles in the U.S. to fix two prob
lems that can cause them to stall.
The first recall covers about
229,000 Outback and Legacy vehicles
from the 2018 model year. Govern
ment documents say a software prob
lem can stop the low-fuel warning
light from illuminating and make the
miles-to-empty display inaccurate.
The problem can cause drivers to run
out of fuel and stall, increasing the
risk of a crash.
The other recall covers the 2012 to
2014 Impreza, and the 2013 BRZ, XV
Crosstrek and Toyota Scion FR-S.
The engine valve springs in about
166,000 of the vehicles can fracture,
causing the engines to malfunction or
stall.
Dealers will replace the springs.
Toyota and Subaru jointly designed
the FR-S sports car.
In both recalls, owners will be noti
fied starting this month. In the fuel
indicator recall, dealers will repro
gram the software. If reprogramming
tools aren’t ready, owners will be noti
fied by letter again when they are. In
the valve springs recall, if parts aren’t
ready, owners will be notified a sec
ond time of when they should take
vehicles in for repairs.
Health insurers riding
post-election wave
Health insurers are extending their
post-election streak before the open
ing bell thanks to several ballot initia
tives and the increased chance that a
divided Congress that may not repeal
the Affordable Care Act.
Shares of Centene Corp., WellCare
Health Plans Inc. and Humana Inc., up
between 7 percent and 9 percent this
week, all edged higher in premarket
trading, defying the broader markets
which are retreating Thursday. The
hospital chain HCA Healthcare Inc., up
5 percent for the week, is rising again.
Associated Press
Democrats take
aim at Trump’s
conflicts of interest
BY TAMI ABD0LLAH AND STEPHEN BRAUN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Beyond trying to get their hands on the
Holy Grail of President Donald Trump’s business dealings —
his tax returns — House Democrats are prepared to use their
new majority and subpoena power to go after financial records
that could back up their claims that he’s using his presidency to
enrich himself and his family.
After two years of being blocked by the White House and the
Trump Organization, Democrats hope the new year brings a new
day on such issues as foreign government spending at Trump
properties, Trump’s foreign licensing deals, Trump adminis
tration ties to lobbyists and special interests, and spending by
Trump’s charitable foundation.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Maryland Democrat poised to take
charge of the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement
to The Associated Press that he intends to use the panel as “a
check on the executive branch — not merely for potential crimi
nal violations, but for much broader concerns, such as conflicts
of interest, emoluments violations and waste, fraud and abuse.”
While Democrats taking over key House committees have not
specifically telegraphed their targets, Cummings’ committee
would likely seek Trump’s business tax returns and other com
pany-related financial records, according to two Democratic
congressional staffers who spoke on condition of anonymity in
order to discuss post-election plans.
Trump’s personal income taxes, which he withheld during the
2016 campaign and in his two years in office, are expected to be
the purview of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Internal Revenue Service law allows House and Senate tax
writing committees to request federal returns, and the ranking
Ways and Means Democrat, Rep. Richard Neal of Massachu
setts, has signaled publicly he would ask for them — a move the
White House might fight.
Trump said in a wide-ranging news conference Wednesday
that he doesn’t want to release his taxes because they are under
a “continuous audit.” He also said: “They’re extremely complex.
People wouldn’t understand them.”
For the past two years, White House lawyers and the Trump
Organization have repeatedly rebuffed Democratic efforts to get
even the most basic financial information on Trump’s businesses.
When Cummings and other Democrats asked last year for
records detailing Trump’s separation from his businesses, they
received an eight-page glossy pamphlet and a single email. When
they asked how the Trump Organization arrived at the $151,470
in profits it paid back to the Treasury for foreign stays at his
hotels, they got silence.
Now with Democrats in control of the House, if Trump’s
companies or other interests ignore their subpoenas or try legal
maneuvers to delay or spurn them, they could face a contempt
citation to the House floor. Such citations could be taken to fed
eral court for possible legal action.
Any records Democrats manage to shake out could potentially
have an impact on federal lawsuits Democrats are already pur
suing against the president.
For example, Cummings and other Democratic lawmakers
last year filed a federal lawsuit demanding disclosures of records
to determine how Trump was approved by the General Services
Administration to maintain the lease of the Trump International
Hotel in Washington after he became president.
The hotel is housed in the historic Old Post Office, which is
owned by the federal government, and its lease has a clause bar
ring any “elected official of the government of the United States”
from deriving “any benefit.” Trump and his daughter Ivanka,
a senior White House adviser, both retained their stakes in the
property.
And then there’s a lawsuit against Trump by nearly 200
Democratic senators and representatives who accuse Trump
of constantly violating the Constitution’s emoluments provision
banning the acceptance of gifts from foreign and domestic inter
ests. Trump has not relinquished his ownership of his business
empire.
Though a separate case involving similar allegations filed by
the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia is
further along, the D.C. case is the only one that has congressional
Democrats as the plaintiffs.
They argue that such favors to Trump include Chinese govern
ment trademarks for his companies, payments for hotel room
stays and event-space rentals by representatives of Saudi Arabia
and Kuwait, and proceeds from Chinese or Emirati-linked gov
ernment purchases of office space in Trump Tower.
Their lawsuit also has a potential wrinkle that involves another
figure of the tense midterm election season — newly confirmed
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Since some of the
plaintiffs in the suit were among the senators on the Judiciary
Committee against whom Kavanaugh lashed out during his con
firmation hearing regarding sexual assault allegations, some
legal experts believe there could be a case made for his recusal
if their case ends up before him.
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Name
Total Assets
Obj ($Mlns) NAV
Total Return/Rank
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Pet
Load
Min Init
Invt
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69.87
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-2.9
-7.1/C
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NL
0
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69.91
-2.6
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000,000
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-2.5
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000,000
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NL
0
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10.22
-0.1
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NL
10,000
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-2.5
+10.3/A
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NL
0
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MA 84,654
72.34
-1.6
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+8.0/A
NL
50,000
Cl -Intermediate-Term Bond, FB -Foreign Large Blend, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth,
LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested.
Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum
$ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.
