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BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	How Now, Dow Jones Rumors of a Dow Jones buyout have surfaced before, but this time that ship may float. The stock has dropped 50% in the past five years, and analysts have downgrade the company to a "sell."
The Motley Fool July 24, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Keeping Up With the (Dow) Joneses Dow Jones reports an upbeat second quarter, but it may be a pricey investment.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Tim Beyers	Don't Raise the Roof, Rupert Dow Jones is only worth so much. Murdoch will squeeze more than enough value out of the company to justify bidding $5 billion. But not one penny more.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2007 David Lee Smith	Rupert's Prowling Again Rupert Murdoch has offered a large premium to buy The Wall Street Journal's parent Dow Jones & Co. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	More Bad News From Dow Jones The Wall Street Journal parent reports a 19% drop in Q4 income and provides lower guidance.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2005 Alyce Lomax	WSJ Goes on a Diet Dow Jones said it will save about $18 million each year as a result of slimming down The Wall Street Journal's page size, starting in 2007. Although this initiative will reduce next year's profits by $0.07 per share, it will add to the following years' earnings by about $0.13 per share.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Dow Jones' Selling Points The company's pitch to ditch some newspapers points to industry trends. Watching its continued strategic changes should prove interesting to investors who are keeping a close eye on the industry.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2007 Tim Beyers	Everybody Hates Rupert General Electric revealed that it is contemplating a bid for Dow Jones with Financial Times publisher Pearson PLC, hoping to snatch the media giant away from News Corp., which offered $60 a share in May.
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007 Fine & Lowry	Big Media, Big Changes Here's who wins and loses in a world where News Corp. takes over Dow Jones.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Dow Jones Scoops for Strategy The company plans to take a hard look at its various news operations in a changing climate. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Psst, CNBC. Look Behind You. Fox is ready to launch its business-news channel, even without Dow Jones on board.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Trying Times at New York Times Another newspaper giant delivers news of a sluggish year. Investors didn't take the news too hard, considering that shares of New York Times were up 2.18% in recent trading.
Information Today August 6, 2007 Paula J. Hane	News Corp. (Finally) Wins Its Bid for Dow Jones Dow Jones & Co. and News Corp. announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which News Corp. will acquire Dow Jones.
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 Jon Fine	How To Resuscitate Dow Jones How do you fix a problem like Dow Jones?
The Motley Fool June 20, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dow Jones: Value or Value Trap? Investors, after years of fading fortunes, is the publisher finally back on an upswing? Perhaps, but the news isn't all good for the venerable publisher.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Slow News Day at Dow Jones Is Dow Jones' third quarter good news for investors?
The Motley Fool September 20, 2006 Alyce Lomax	A Downer at Dow Jones The newspaper concern warns about its third-quarter earnings. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 Lowry et al.	If Dow Jones Says No Thanks Here's what might happen to the stock if Murdoch takes his $5 billion off the table.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2007 Tim Beyers	There's Your Dow Jones Bidding War Billionaire Ron Burkle stepped in the way of a proposed buyout of the publisher by News Corp. So far, Burkle has acted prudently in refusing to overpay for dwindling media assets. Good for him. But Dow Jones isn't dwindling; it's growing and earning decent margins as a result.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2004 Seth Jayson	Half a Billion for a Freebie Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones pays more than $500 million for Web-based MarketWatch.
InternetNews May 1, 2007	News Corp. Bids $5B on Dow Jones Empire Dow Jones issued a statement today that confirmed that it had received an unsolicited proposal from News Corp. to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Dow Jones common stock and Class B common stock.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Fool Looks Back Media frenzy and a search engine makeover went for a brief jog down Wall Street this past week: Down with the Dow Jones... If you Ask.com the right questions... etc.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	How Now, Dear Dow? Publisher Dow Jones' first-quarter earnings cut in half on continued weak ad spending.
HBS Working Knowledge July 19, 2007 James Aisner	Podcast: Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal Media baron Rupert Murdoch's bid to acquire Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal is one step closer to fruition. In this interview, Harvard Professor Bharat N. Anand discusses the proposed deal and pressures facing the newspaper business.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Quarterly Malaise at Knight Ridder Although the newspaper publisher's flat profit may not be terribly heartening, it's also not terribly surprising. In general, investors would do well to keep a close eye on newspaper stocks' potential engines of growth, and which stocks are placing focus in the right places.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Tim Beyers	Dare to Divulge, Dow Jones Former Dow Jones chairman Peter Kann's stance on current management's decision to turn down a $5 billion takeover bid raises two interesting questions. Does the right of the citizenry to a free press trump the right of shareholders to make a profit?
The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Dow Jones Thinks Inside the Box The financial publisher changes its shape, but there's more to life than square meals. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Bad News Bears Investors give newspaper stocks a smack.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	How Now, Dow? If Dow Jones has a better business, the stock already reflects it. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2007 David Lee Smith	Dow Jones' Hoppin' Pace As it nears consummation of its acquisition by News Corp., Dow Jones is a beehive of activity.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Ultimate Revenge MySpace founder Brad Greenspan wants Dow Jones -- perhaps just to aggravate his favorite enemy.
BusinessWeek August 13, 2007 Jon Fine	Where Rupert Could Fall Short Murdoch's patience is not what the Journal needs.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2007 David Lee Smith	Don't Mess With My Journal, Rupert While The Wall Street Journal may eventually have new ownership, investors hope a reduction in quality won't follow.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 Rich Duprey	A Story Worth Writing News Corp.'s acquisition of Dow Jones is a deal that can help expand the premier business properties worldwide. One of Rupert Murdoch's goals for his new paper is to expand it's reach in Europe.
InternetNews August 1, 2007 Andy Patrizio	Outfoxed: News Corp. Nabs Dow Jones After a three month chase, the family controlling The Wall Street Journal gives in to Murdoch's $5.6 billion offer.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2007 David Lee Smith	Is Dow Jones Copycatting Tribune? There may be a growing pack of billionaires with designs on acquiring Dow Jones.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Newsprint's Still Smudging Last week proved the newspaper industry has still got plenty of challenges. These developments certainly come as no surprise to investors.
Information Today May 7, 2007	News Corp. Offers to Buy Dow Jones--Developing Story News Corp., the media conglomerate owned by Rupert Murdoch, has offered $5 billion to buy Dow Jones & Co.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 David Lee Smith	Very Nice, News Corp. The film segment, and many other divisions' results, make great benefit for Murdoch. Investors would be smart to consider adding News Corp. to their media investments.
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The Motley Fool June 5, 2007 Tim Beyers	A Dow Jones Bidding War? Shares of the media company surged nearly 15% on news that the Bancrofts would meet with News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch to discuss a potential sale. News Corp. offered $5 billion, or $60 a share, for Dow Jones last month, which the board initially rejected.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2004 Rich Smith	The Journal Will Work Weekends The Dow Jones mouthpiece adds a weekend edition at no extra charge. What's in it for investors?
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The Motley Fool January 21, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Knight Ridder's Slow News Day Are tough ad times almost over for the newspaper company?
Wall Street & Technology February 15, 2007 Cory Levine	Dow Jones Launches Wealth Manager Web Site The Content Technology Solutions division of Dow Jones has launched a Wealth Manager Web site that aggregates news feeds and presents wealth managers with reasons for making contact with clients.
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 Gene G. Marcial	News Corp.'s Good News Whether or not Rupert Murdoch bags Dow Jones with his surprise $5 billion bid, some investors say the stock to buy is News Corp., which he controls.
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