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Borders Group Swings to Loss in Quarter

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From the Associated Press

Borders Group Inc. said it swung to a fiscal second-quarter loss on declining sales, and provided a weaker-than-expected outlook for the rest of the year.

For its second quarter ended July 29, the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based bookseller posted a loss of $18.4 million, or 29 cents a share, contrasted with a year-earlier profit of $1.3 million, or 2 cents. Revenue fell 4% to $866.3 million.

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