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BusinessWeek
May 14, 2007
Tom Lowry et al. |
Crazy Like A Fox Murdoch's bid to get his hands on The Journal may seem foolishly pricey, but he's got his reasons. Inside Murdoch's surprise attack on Dow Jones   |
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. |
Fast Company
Eric Alt |
Rupert Murdoch Stepping Down as 21st Century Fox CEO Murdoch announced today that he will be stepping down as CEO of 21st Century Fox, handing the responsibilities over to his youngest son, James. |
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
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
July 18, 2011
Jonathan Berr |
Rupert Murdoch Still Doesn't Get It News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch is living in a fantasy world that puts anything that Walt Disney ever dreamed up to shame. It's time he did the decent thing and resigned. |
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
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. |
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
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. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
August 13, 2007
Jon Fine |
Where Rupert Could Fall Short Murdoch's patience is not what the Journal needs. |
BusinessWeek
January 19, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Rupert's World With DirecTV, Murdoch finally has a global satellite empire. Get ready for a fierce new media war. |
BusinessWeek
April 23, 2007
Ronald Grover |
The Battle Of Britain For Richard Branson and James Murdoch, it's a war of attrition in telly programming. |
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 9, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Rogue Newsman Is the One for "Wall Street Journal" With a high enough wall between Rupert Murdoch and the editors, News Corp. ownership would benefit the WSJ. Investors, take note. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2007
Steven Mallas |
It's Called a Conglomerate for a Reason News Corp.'s fourth quarter and full year reports are indeed newsworthy. The company is doing a good job of managing its various holdings in the film, television, and news industries. |
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
July 18, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Good Things Ahead for "Journal" Readers A deal between News Corp. and Dow Jones would bode well for Wall Street Journal readers and investors alike. |
BusinessWeek
January 19, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Direct Talk About DirecTV Rupert Murdoch had just received the phone call that would launch him into the stratosphere: Regulators had O.K.'d his purchase of a controlling stake in DirecTV's satellite service. He spoke about the deal just hours after the official announcement. |
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. |
Salon.com
May 21, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Rupert in the sky with diamonds If he seizes America's satellite TV market, uber-mogul Rupert Murdoch will rule the airwaves on earth and in heaven. But John McCain may shoot him down... |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Rupert's Offer Chops Dow Jones' Quarter As intrigue surrounds two of its directors, Dow Jones' quarter suffers from Rupert's bid. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2011
Jonathan Berr |
Rupert Murdoch's Never-Ending Headache A $5 billion share buyback won't calm outraged investors as a possible federal inquiry looms. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Murdoch Tumult Churns Along Does this sitting-on-his-wallet Fool have the right idea? |
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
November 15, 2007
Anand Chokkavelu |
Rupert Murdoch Is Four Times Smart If Rupert Murdoch has his way, there will be no more $100 annual subscriptions to the Wall Street Journal's online edition. |
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
August 4, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Fool Looks Back Look back at some business news from this past week: Rupert Murdoch buys Dow Jones... Disney looks to buy Club Penguin... |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2004
Ben McClure |
British Sky Broadcasting Looks Up The British cable operator has what it takes to regain its share-price highs. |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2007
Grover & Brady |
Fox vs. CNBC: Countdown To War Fox Business Network has the deep pockets and patience of News Corp. behind it. It'll need them. |
Salon.com
March 30, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Pimping for the People's Republic The Murdoch family's latest kowtowing to Beijing spurs a political rift among conservative media titans... |
Wired
October 23, 2007
Spencer Reiss |
James Murdoch on Satellite TV, His Google Deal, and What Mogul Means Media can't be too fast or too rich according to the executive director of British Sky Broadcasting. |
BusinessWeek
June 5, 2006
Ronald Grover |
Murdoch's Tech Offensive In the media industry's version of the arms race, no one is better equipped than Rupert Murdoch. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2011
Zeeshan Siddique |
Murdoch Pushes Near-Monopoly in U.K. Media Industry With BSkyB takeover, News Corp. will have major control over British media. |
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. |
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
February 13, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Rupert Rules the Roost Media mogul Murdoch holds court on News Corp.'s future. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Here Comes Rupert's Journal Don't be surprised if Rupert Murdoch has some neat changes in mind for the Wall Street Journal in the weeks and months ahead. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2010
Marion Asnes |
40 Years of Tom James When Tom James became CEO of Raymond James in 1970, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was in the low 800s. He's had quite a ride. |
The Motley Fool
December 24, 2007
David Lee Smith |
News Corp. Trimming and Pruning News Corp.'s post-acquisition restructuring has begun, as the company attempts to integrate its newly acquired Dow Jones assets and shed some lower-margin properties. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Should WSJ.com Be Set Free? Rupert Murdoch and WSJ.com entertain the idea of ending their paid-subscription service, with the hope of increasing revenue with online-advertising and paid-search opportunities. |
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. |
AskMen.com
September 5, 2005
Ash Karbasfrooshan |
Motivate Yourself & Others Motivation is an intangible that separates the winners from the losers. Sometimes the motivator is independence, as is the case with Rupert Murdoch's son, rather than money... Too much practice can erode your presentation skills... |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Fool Looks Back New heads and old media went for a brief jog down Wall Street this past week. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
Peter Chernin Chernin oversees film and TV production of various blockbuster hits at News Corp., and he was a key negotiator in Murdoch's deal to buy a controlling stake in the DirecTV satellite service. |
BusinessWeek
January 19, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Q&A with DirecTV's Chase Carey The satellite operator's CEO aims to gain "a million new subscribers a year" with enhanced, interactive offerings cable rivals can't match. |
