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Journal Offer Prompted Insider Trading, SEC Says

(Newser) - The SEC has filed its first suit for insider trading involving Rupert Murdoch's bid to buy the Wall Street Journal's parent company. The agency alleges a Hong Kong couple knew about the offer when they bought $15 million of Dow Jones stock in April and sold it for an $8....

Tech Guru Takes Mass Approach
Tech Guru Takes Mass Approach
May 8, 2007 4:39 PM CDT

Tech Guru Takes Mass Approach

WSJ 's Walt Mossberg is the Everyman of high-tech—and the public is listening

(Newser) - The New Yorker profiles columnist and technology prophet Walt Mossberg, whose word has decided the fate of many a digital revolution. Mossberg's mantra is that technology should be easy and elegant, and he tells Ken Auletta that companies like Mac and Microsoft still have a ways to go in satisfying...

Dow Shareholder Duels Murdoch
Dow Shareholder Duels Murdoch
May 7, 2007 6:51 AM CDT

Dow Shareholder Duels Murdoch

(Newser) - A powerful shareholder in Dow Jones  is opposing Rupert Murdoch's takeover bid, saying the tabloid publisher would destroy the Wall Street Journal's integrity. James Ottaway Jr. said Murdoch "has for a long time expressed his personal, political and business biases through his newspapers and television channels."

Murdoch Muses On Plans for The Journal

“I’m sometimes frustrated by the long stories," would-be owner says

(Newser) - Rubert Murdoch sometimes finds Wall Street Journal stories a little long. He'd like to see more politics on the editorial page, and to launch a glossy magazine for the Saturday edition. The Aussie tycoon wasn't shy about sharing plans for the paper, should he succeed in buying parent company Dow...

Dow Rejection Won't Deflect Murdoch

Rifts in Bancroft family fairly beg to be exploited

(Newser) - The Bancroft family's rejection of Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion offer for Dow Jones set the stage yesterday for a battle with other shareholders and the board of directors—as well as within the family itself. Without the family's controlling votes, the board would likely jump at the offer, a 67%...

Journal Owners Rebuff Murdoch Offer

Dow Jones turns down News Corp.'s unsolicited buyout bid

(Newser) - The Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones, rejected Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion offer for the media giant late yesterday—but their divided response to the unsolicited bid signalled to both News Corp. and other would-be buyers that a different offer might be acceptable.

News Corp. Offers $5B For Dow Jones

Unsolicited bid boosts media stocks, may spark feeding frenzy

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has made an unsolicited $5 billion offer to buy Dow Jones & Co., which publishes the Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones publicized the mogul's suit today to an immediate 58% spike in value. Murdoch owns the New York Post and TV giant Fox News.

The CEO of The Post Defends The Times in The Journal

Families that Stick Together Stay Together

(Newser) - Donald Graham is the CEO of the Washington Post Company. He is the scion of the Graham family, which controls the Post through a dual stock structure. He explains that a dual stock structure allows a founding family or a subsequent private purchaser to use a class of public stock...

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