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Murdoch Gets Dow Jones, Now What?

Posted on Tuesday, Jul 31st

As expected, Rupert Murdoch has successfully negotiated for himself a position in the Business and Finance vertical with a crown jewel brand, The Wall Street Journal. Here’s my previous analysis on why this deal is a good one. I really like News Corp’s verticalization strategy. James Altucher asked Jim Cramer, “What’s the one thing the

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Why Bancrofts May Say ‘Yes’ to Murdoch

Posted on Thursday, Jun 7th

Rupert Murdoch wants Dow Jones. The Bancroft family realizes that they are falling behind. Even though, they own the Wall Street Journal, America’s most important business newspaper and website, they have not been able to capitalize on the brand enough amidst upheavals due to the Internet. Murdoch sees the opportunity to build a global Business

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