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A Series of Some of the Worst Business Moves in History

  • Glen TickleGlen Tickle
  • March 11, 2015

A recent episode of the Mental Floss series List Show highlights a series of some of the worst business moves in history. Guest host Paige Finch looks at the failure of the Ford Edsel, how Consumer Reports killed Sharper Image, and even how Western Union dropped the ball and didn’t buy Alexander Graham Bell‘s patent for the telephone.

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