Newspaper wrap-up 6-07-07: Brad Tierney interested in Dow Jones

MAJOR PAPERS:

Barron's Online's "Weekday Trader" section said that Bankrate Inc (NASDAQ: RATE), Answers Corporation (NASDAQ: ANSW), WebMD Health Corp (NASDAQ: WBMD) and The Knot Inc (NASDAQ: KNOT) may be the next preferred takeover targets for Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT).
The Wall Street Journal reported that Brad Tierney is interested in Dow Jones and Company (NYSE: DJ), which in talks with News Corporation's (NYSE: NWS) Rupert Murdoch for a possible $5B sale.
According to the Wall Street Journal, citing a person close to the deal, Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) will acquire the Orange Netherlands unit of France Telecom for about EUR1.3B, and simultaneously sell Ya.com for EUR320M to them.
The Financial Times reported that three separate research teams showed the embryonic stem cells can be created by reprogramming some of the genes in adult mice skin cells, without creating an embryo. The news will be well-received by opponents of embryonic stem cell research, but scientists said it is too early to tell if the technique can be used with human cells.

OTHER PAPERS:

The Herald Sun reported that a new $237B Chinese state-owned investment fund may be interested in acquiring natural resources company BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE: BHP), according to Bell Potter research chief Peter Quinton.

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