News Corp. Said to Be in Talks for a Yahoo Stake
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News Corp. is in talks with Yahoo about combining MySpace.com and other online properties it owns, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
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The discussions stem from an approach that Yahooâs bankers made to News Corporation in an effort to find a âwhite knightâ and avoid a hostile takeover by Microsoft.
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Global media giant News Corp. has proposed swapping social networking site MySpace with Internet giant Yahoo in return for a 25-percent stake in the enlarged group, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is talking with Yahoo about business deals, including one that would combine News Corp.'s MySpace with Yahoo.
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The chairman of New York Times Co. has  been seeking advice from the head of a private equity firm  about arranging a takeover bid for the newspaper publisher,  Business Week reported on its Web site on Thursday.
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Dow Jones & Co. , which has  been in talks for a takeover by News Corp. (NWSa.N), will meet  with supermarket magnate Ron Burkle as Dow Jones explores its  options, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
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InfoWorld - Yahoo may team up with News Corp. to fend offÂ Microsoft's bid to buy the struggling Web portal, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Wednesday.
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Rupert Murdoch is said to be in talks with the financer John C. Malone to trade his stake in the DirecTV Group.
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Tabloidtakeovertastic... Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is considering swapping MySpace for a stake in Yahoo!â¦
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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. (NWSa.N)  has not yet reached a deal to buy Dow Jones & Co. Inc.   and discussions continue, representatives for Dow Jones and its  controlling Bancroft family said on Friday.
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Yahoo may team up with News Corp. to fend off&#160;Microsoft&#39;s bid to buy the struggling Web portal, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Wednesday.
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MEDIA giant News Corp and its secondbiggest shareholder, Liberty Media, are reportedly close to a share swap deal that would shore up Rupert Murdoch's control of his company.
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Yahoo may team up with News Corp. to fend off&#160;Microsoft&#39;s bid to buy the struggling Web portal, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Wednesday.The two companies are in talks about a deal in which News Corp. would take a stake of as much as 20 percent in Yahoo. MySpace and other Web properties of News Corp. would be combined with Yahoo, according to the report, which was attributed to &quot;people familiar with the matter.&quot;The deal would also involve a cash infusion by News Corp. and a private equity firm. Yahoo would remain independent.On Monday,&#160;Yahoo rejected Microsoft&#39;s $44.6 billion unsolicited buyout bid, saying it undervalued the company. Microsoft has vowed to take all necessary steps to close the deal.A Yahoo spokeswoman declined to comment on the report. News Corp. and Microsoft could not immediately be reached for comment.
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News Corp is reportedly considering selling MySpace to Yahoo for a 25% stake in the internet search firm.
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The family that controls Dow Jones &  Co. said on Thursday that it plans to meet with Rupert  Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. to discuss his $5 billion bid to buy the  company, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Dow Jones & Co Inc.&#39;s board of  directors said on Thursday that the company plans to consider  alternatives for the company, including a $5 billion bid by  Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. to buy it.
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Yahoo's  board members are  formally discussing Microsoft Corp's  $42 billion  unsolicited offer for the company and have scheduled an  in-person meeting for next week, the All Things Digital blog  reported on Friday.