Tuesday, January 22, 2008

What's Going On Over At Circuit City?


After weeks of punishment, the stock of beleagured CE retailer Circuit City is up nearly 15%, on a day when market indexes are all down overall.

Today, Wattles Acquisition Corp. announced that they have a 6.5% stake in the company.

Is this the glimmerings of a PE buyout, something that for some time I've been suggesting might be a good idea?

More on this story as it develops.


*UPDATE*: Rumors are flying that CEO Philip Schoonover is toast, but there's no official confirmation of that. Also, Circuit City's has climbed by 20% as of the time of this update.

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