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Investor's Business Daily

| September 06, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Investor's Business Daily, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Blockbuster suspends dividend

The video-rental chain, grappling with competition from rivals like Netflix, said that it would not declare a Q3 dividend. It paid a 2-cent quarterly dividend in May. Blockbuster fell 2.5% to 6.12. Netflix rose 0.5% to 21.54.

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