WSJ: Murdoch wins enough votes to secure deal for Dow Jones

 

Published: August 1, 2007

NEW YORK (AP) - Rupert Murdoch 's bid for Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co. appears to have won enough support from the company's controlling shareholders to ensure its passage, the newspaper reported Tuesday.

The Journal reported that a key family trust has reversed its position and decided to support the deal. That likely means Bancroft family members and trusts holding about 38 percent of the tot...


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