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Circuit City shares fall as Blockbuster yanks bid

AP — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:52:15 +0000

Circuit City Stores Inc. plummeted to historic lows in trading Wednesday after Blockbuster Inc. withdrew its takeover bid, causing investors to question the consumer electronics retailer’s...

Blockbuster withdraws plan to acquire Circuit City

AP — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:28:04 +0000

Blockbuster Inc. is withdrawing its proposal to acquire Circuit City Stores Inc.

Circuit City CEO mum on buyout prospects at annual meeting

AP — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:47:03 +0000

Circuit City Stores Inc. stayed mum on Tuesday about whether a buyout is in the future for the consumer electronics retailer, but an activist investor expects an announcement of a possible sale within the next...

Circuit City 1Q loss widens, weak forecast

AP — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:53:03 +0000

Circuit City Stores Inc. said Thursday its loss widened in the first quarter because of a more than 11 percent drop in sales at established stores.

Circuit City 1Q loss widens

AP — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:20:11 +0000

Circuit City says its loss widened in the first quarter because of a big drop in sales at established stores.

Icahn prepared to buy Circuit City if Blockbuster can't

AP — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:30:54 +0000

Circuit City Stores says it will allow Blockbuster to review its books in connection with the video-rental chain’s bid to buy the consumer electronics retailer.

Blockbuster Offers to Buy Circuit City

AP — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:36:53 +0000

Blockbuster Inc. said Monday it has offered to pay more than $1 billion for struggling Circuit City Stores Inc., but the nation’s second biggest consumer electronics chain questioned whether the movie-rental company can finance the...

Blockbuster Bids $1B for Circuit City

AP — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:59:50 +0000

Blockbuster Inc. said Monday it will take an unsolicited $1 billion-plus bid for Circuit City Stores Inc. directly to shareholders of the nation’s second biggest consumer electronics chain, saying Circuit City has not responded to repeated...

Blockbuster Bids for Circuit City

AP — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:27:23 +0000

Movie rental chain operator Blockbuster is taking an unsolicited $1 billion-plus bid for Circuit City Stores directly to shareholders, saying the consumer electronics chain is dragging its feet on previous...

Circuit City Swings to 4Q Profit

AP — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:33:36 +0000

Circuit City Stores Inc. says it swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter profit, as cost cutting offset lower sales.