Barbie maker raises prices due to Trump tariffs as Ford warns of $1.5bn cost

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Barbie maker Mattel has said it will increase prices for some products in the US in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs while carmaker Ford said the US president’s measures would cost it about $1.5bn (£1.1bn) this year. The US represents about half of Mattel’s global toy sales, and the company imports about 20% of its goods sold in the country from China. Mattel said it would reduce imports into the US from China to below 15% by 2026. “Given the volatile macroeconomic environment and evolving US tariff landscape, it is difficult to predict consumer spending and Mattel’s US sales in...