Dow Jones, News Corp. talks not completed
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  has not yet reached a deal to buy Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  as discussions continue, representatives for Dow Jones and its controlling Bancroft family said on Friday.
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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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General Electric Co.  and Microsoft Corp.  discussed joining forces for a competing bid for Dow Jones & Co.  in recent weeks, but the idea was abandoned, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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Dow Jones & Company board members met with Ronald W. Burkle and Brad Greenspan, who are interested in buying a piece of the company.
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LOS ANGELES -- Dow Jones &amp; Co.'s board will take the lead in deciding whether the Wall Street Journal publisher will be sold to News Corp. for $60 a share as MySpace.com founder Brad Greenspan offered the same price for 25 percent of the company.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and advisers for Dow Jones and its controlling Bancroft family were close last night to agreeing on terms designed to ensure The Wall Street Journal's editorial independence if the company accepts a takeover bid from Murdoch, according to several people briefed on the talks.
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Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  said on Wednesday that its board will take over discussions over News Corp.'s  $5 billion bid to buy the company.
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Stocks were mixed Wednesday as Federal Reserve policymakers met and investors looked ahead to another hike in interest rates. In early afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has reached a tentative deal to buy Dow Jones & Co. Inc. for $5 billion, though its controlling Bancroft family remained divided on the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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General Electric Co.  and Pearson Plc  may challenge News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones & Co.  with a plan that could let Dow Jones's controlling Bancroft family keep an interest in the company, the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal reported on their Web sites.
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Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  are close to a pact that would protect the journalistic independence of The Wall Street Journal if News Corp. acquired the media company, according to newspaper reports on Sunday.
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Members of the Bancroft family  that controls Dow Jones & Co Inc met in Boston on Monday  to consider a $5 billion offer by Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp  (NWSa.N) for the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  has not yet reached an agreement to buy Dow Jones & Co. Inc., the company and its controlling Bancroft family said on Friday, countering a media report the two sides had completed their talks.
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The family that controls Dow Jones &  Co.  said it will meet with News Corp. (NWSa.N) to  discuss its $5 billion bid for the company, bringing the  publisher of The Wall Street Journal a step closer to a sale.
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General Electric Co. and Pearson Plc said on Thursday they will not pursue a joint offer for publisher Dow Jones & Co. Inc., removing a potential challenge to a $5-billion bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp..
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The family that controls Dow Jones & Co Inc.  said on Thursday it plans to meet with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  to discuss News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones.
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General Electric Co. and Pearson Plc may challenge News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones & Co., with a plan that could let Dow Jones's controlling Bancroft family keep an interest in the company, the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal reported on their Web sites on...