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Wall St. scratching head over latest Circuit offer

Due to its own financial difficulties, Blockbuster’s bid for Circuit City is unlikely to happen.

By DOUG  DESJARDINS
Blockbuster Entertainment’s offer to buy Circuit City in a potential deal worth more than $1 billion generated plenty of buzz this month, but it isn’t likely to happen, according to analysts who say a merger just doesn’t make sense.

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Tim Craig


Tim Craig, Editor in Chief/Associate Publisher

Little margin for error

Unless you’ve just returned from spring break in Siberia, you know that retail analysts are abuzz with talk of bankruptcy. Having just weathered a merciless holiday (one of the worst in the last decade), with nary a private equity firm with the wherewithal or the credit line to step in as a safety net, troubled retailers are turning instead to bankruptcy court—some to reorganize, others to initiate liquidation.full story...

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TOP GAINERS

TOP LOSERS

TRANS WORLD ENTER

5.98%

WHOLE FOODS MARKT

-12.72%

PIER ONE INC

5.31%

TUESDAY MORNING C

-3.63%

STAPLES INC

4.63%

AC MOORE ARTS & C

-3.45%

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Last Update: May 14 2008 3:42PM

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