"The lure of the shiny gadget is strong," warns Erica Kochi, co-founder of Unicef Innovation.
"The Big Bad Mouse is terribly strong," warns Mrs Squirrel of the bewhiskered, forest-dwelling behemoth, turning to the first page of a sequel that is as twinklingly old-fashioned as its predecessor.
It showed order books were strong but warned that factory gate prices were rising at their fastest rate since early 2014.
The company, which has been hurt by delayed orders and a strong euro, warned that its quarterly gross profit margin would be 35percentt, slightly less than its earlier prediction of 36percentt, and that revenue would be $1.6 billion.
THE NEWS Trying a second time to persuade Congress to bail out their industry, the chief executives of General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler ran into a wall of skepticism and anger on Capitol Hill, and even strong supporters warned them that it may not be possible to pass a bill to assist them.
John Donahoe, eBay's chief executive, said its core businesses were strong, but warned the weak economic outlook in Europe and South Korea would "continue to be a challenge".
Political leaders in Scotland, where support for the EU is strong, have warned that a withdrawal of the UK from the EU might increase the pressure for another independence referendum.
Though it says that 2010 will be strong, and 2011 will be even stronger, it warned that this year's second half will pull in less money because of seasonal plant shutdowns, rising costs of raw materials, as well as other factors.
The report said early years education had never been stronger, but warned that government-funded places for two-year-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds were being disproportionately taken by children from wealthier families.
