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Bed Bath & Beyond stock slides as hurricane toll weighs on sales
Bed Bath & Beyond shares plunge to the lowest since 2009 after a weak quarterly sales report and a forecasted profit hit from recent hurricanes. Same store sales fell 2.6 percent while the retailer warned on margins amid headwinds.
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