The Amnesia in Financial Markets - Blockbuster, Stocks

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forbes.com - 10/31/2009

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On a wet, blustery Saturday night in Manhattan in mid-October, perfect for a movie at home, Blockbuster ( BBI - news - people ) ought to have been enjoying one of its better nights. But only four people were riffling through the shelves at the 56th Street store--and it would have been three ...

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