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  "id": 11294607,
  "title": "Mattel shares surge on report of takeover interest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/mattel-shares-surge-on-report-of-takeover-interest",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-01T22:13:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/02/mattel-shares-surge-on-report-of-takeover-interest"
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  "summary": "Authentic Brands Group has reportedly been privately discussing an offer valuing Mattel at more than US$20 a share, or around US$6 billion or more.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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