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Best Buy looking for a good deal?

A weak sales forecast for Best Buy has prompted speculation the retailer will again turn to acquisitions to bolster its bottom line. Is Gamestop the target?


Studios push Coinstar into games; Netflix next?

With Hollywood studios threatening to withhold movies from Coinstar's Red Box and rival Netflix, Coinstar plans to rent video games. Will Netflix follow with a GameFly purchase?


Best Buy bankrolls new VC fund

The big-box retailer is backing a new digital media VC fund to be managed by Fuse Capital.


Best Buy shareholders cheer at Circuit City's funeral

To describe the current retail environment as challenging would be an understatement, and in much-more-than-challenging times, the death of a rival is welcome news. Best Buy Co. shareholders stood up and cheered at Circuit City Stores Inc.'s funeral on Friday as the electronic's retailer's shares jumped 8.11% to close at $29.34 a share following news that its biggest rival is all but dead and buried. ...


Rivals' bankruptcies benefit Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond?

It's debatable whether congratulations are actually in order for retailers Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and Best Buy Co. after an equity analyst upgraded both of them on Monday. ...


U.S. companies make global connections with market rise

The world has become a smaller place as companies from one side of the globe are acquiring others halfway around the world. One such company is electronics retailer Best Buy Co. [BBY], which acquired a 50% stake in Europe-based Carphone Warehouse Group plc on Thursday. Although investors of Best Buy showed no love for the deal, the broader markets still advanced 52.43, or .41%, to 12,866.78, and the Nasdaq declined 12.75, or .5%, to 2,451.24. Here's a closer look at the performance of Deal Stocks on Thursday. ...


Deal International: News on Best Buy-Carphone, Illinois Tool-Enodis, more

Stay tuned to TheDeal.com and Deal International for updates on these stories and more. Best Buy Co.-Carphone Warehouse Group plc Best Buy is investing $2.1 billion in half of Carphone's retail interests in Europe and North America, marking its first major move into Europe. (See full story.) ...



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Editor's letter: Nov. 16, 2009

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