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What are the ramifications of a media based industry vying for the Dow Jones ?

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Daniel O asked:


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070501/bs_nm/dowjones_dc_6
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. (NYSE:NWS – news) has made an estimated $5 billion bid to buy Dow Jones & Co. Inc. (NYSE:DJ – news), owner of the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones said on Tuesday, in a transaction that if successful would give media mogul Rupert Murdoch a lock on global financial news.
Dow Jones’ board of directors and trustees of the controlling Bancroft family are currently evaluating the unsolicited $60-a-share bid to buy out all shares outstanding of Dow Jones common stock and Class b stock in cash, or in a combination of cash and News Corp. stock.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070501/bs_nm/dowjones_dc_6

Do you have any info on the Dow (Jones ?) ?
Or the history of the Dow Jones ?