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Body Shop’s Stock Rebounds: Shares of Body Shop International rallied as traders shrugged off a U.S. magazine report debunking the image of the cosmetics and toiletries chain. Speculation in the British media hurt the stock for about two weeks before Business Ethics printed the article Thursday. On Friday, Body Shop’s stock price gained 2.6% in London trading, closing 9.75 cents higher at $3.565 a share. Business Ethics, based in Minneapolis, said environmental claims about Body Shop products were exaggerated and that some of the lore about their origins was fabricated. It also said some franchisees were unable to return spoiled cosmetics. Body Shop said it was considering legal action.