Dow Jones prepares defences against Murdoch as Pearson pulls out of race
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Media & professional: Pearson, the owner of the Financial Times, said yesterday it had decided not to pursue a bid for Dow Jones with General Electric.
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Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  said on Tuesday that its board was prepared to recommend shareholders accept a $5 billion buyout offer from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , leaving the fate of the company in the hands of its controlling family.
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Rupert Murdoch is expected to turn on the charm on Monday to reassure the family that controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  that his $5 billion offer for the company will not undermine its flagship newspaper, The Wall Street Journal.
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Ron Burkle is dipping into a possible challenge to Rupert Murdoch's bid for Dow Jones. It's not the first time the two titans have met.
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Dow Jones & Co.  delivered a  proposal to safeguard its editorial independence to News Corp.  (NWSa.N) on Friday, the first step in a negotiation about a  possible News Corp. takeover, according to the online edition  of the Wall Street Journal.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. moved  to ward off any hostile bid from U.S. cable company Liberty  Media Corp. with a plan to issue stock options to dilute the  stake of any predator.
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Citing concerns about journalistic standards, Dow Jones director Dieter von Holtzbrinck resigned Thursday to protest the planned sale of the company to News Corp.
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Dow Jones &amp; Co. on Wednesday cut its earnings forecast for the current quarter, citing weakness this month in key advertising categories at its flagship newspaper, The Wall Street Journal.
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Today is a critical point in negotiations between Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Dow Jones over the potential sale of the latter company, as both sides haggle over a proposed editorial board whose aim is to keep Murdoch away from Dow Jones's prized jewel, the Wall Street Journal.
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NEW YORK -- General Electric Co. and Pearson PLC may challenge News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones &amp; Co. with a plan that could let Dow Jones's controlling family to keep an interest in the company, the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal reported on their websites yesterday.
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A fall in ad revenue leads reporters and editors at the Wall Street Journal worry that their jobs may be in jeopardy if Dow Jones stays independent.
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Rupert Murdoch is expected to turn on the charm Monday to reassure the family that controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  that his $5 billion offer for the company won't undermine its flagship newspaper, The Wall Street Journal.
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Dow Jones & Co. on Wednesday cut its  earnings forecast for the current quarter, citing weakness this  month in key advertising categories at its flagship newspaper,  The Wall Street Journal.
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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. Ltd. moved on Monday to prevent a hostile bid from US cable company Liberty Media Corp., launching a plan to issue stock options that would dilute the stake of any predator.
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An announcement could come as early as today that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and the Dow Jones board of directors have agreed on editorial protections for the Wall Street Journal, allowing the two sides to start discussing Murdoch's bid for the company and its high-profile newspaper.
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General Electric Co. and Pearson Plc  said on Thursday they would not pursue a joint offer for  publisher Dow Jones & Co. Inc., removing a potential challenge  to a $5 billion bid by Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp..
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Dow Jones & Co. Inc.'s  board will take over negotiations from the company's controlling family regarding a $5 billion offer from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , Dow Jones said on Wednesday.