One of the reward for gross incompetence in running a business seems to be positioning as a juicy takeover target, so it's little surprise that electronics retailer Circuit City (New motto: More Evil Than Ever!) is attracting talk.
Standard & Poors and other analysts say the company's stock has sunk low enough that it's starting to smell like juicy carrion for private equity firms. Which means the Circuit City brand might or might not survive. We'll leave it to you to calculate where that falls on the tragedy scale.
Or maybe Dell should think about saving some money as it considers buying its way into retail exposure.
A Buyout? Sure, Why Not [Wall Street Journal]
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