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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper wrap-up 5-23-07: Bancroft family to meet and discuss bid on Dow Jones]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/23/newspaper-wrap-up-5-23-07-bancroft-family-to-meet-and-discuss-b/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/23/newspaper-wrap-up-5-23-07-bancroft-family-to-meet-and-discuss-b/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/23/newspaper-wrap-up-5-23-07-bancroft-family-to-meet-and-discuss-b/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/newspapers/" rel="tag">Newspapers</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/goog/" rel="tag">Google (GOOG)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/ibm/" rel="tag">International Business Machines (IBM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/c/" rel="tag">Citigroup Inc. (C)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aa/" rel="tag">Alcoa Inc (AA)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/nws/" rel="tag">News Corp'B' (NWS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/dj/" rel="tag">Dow Jones and Co (DJ)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bhp/" rel="tag">BHP Billiton Ltd ADR (BHP)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/05/fly-logo-(aol).gif" /></a>MAJOR PAPERS:<br /></strong>
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    <li>The <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/dow-jones-and-company-inc/dj/nys">Dow Jones &amp; Company Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/dow-jones-and-company-inc/dj/nys">DJ</a>) controlling Bancroft family will meet in private today to review <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/news-corporation/nws/nys">News Corporation's</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/news-corporation/nws/nys">NWS</a>) $5B offer from about two weeks ago to buy the company, reported the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117988854389511757.html?mod=home_whats_news_us "><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> (subscription required).</li>
    <li>According to the <em>Wall Street Journal's</em> "<a href="http://www.livemint.com/2007/05/23000829/Citi-to-invite-bids-for-BPO-ar.html ">Live Mint</a>," <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-inc/c/nys">Citigroup Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-inc/c/nys">C</a>) is in talks with potential bidders, including <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/international-business-machines-corporation/ibm/nys">IBM Corporation</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/international-business-machines-corporation/ibm/nys">IBM</a>), for a stake in its business process outsourcing arm, Citigroup Global Services.</li>
    <li>The <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c3e49548-088e-11dc-b11e-000b5df10621.html "><em>Financial Times</em></a> (subscription required) reported that <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">Google Inc</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">GOOG</a>) will focus on becoming more personalized over the next five years, said Google CEO Eric Schmidt.</li>
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<strong>OTHER PAPERS: </strong><br />
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    <li>According to inside sources, Canadian aluminum company <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/alcan-inc/al/nys">Alcan Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/alcan-inc/al/nys">AL</a>) has entered talks with global mining giant <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bhp-billiton-limited/bhp/nys">BHP Billiton Limited</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bhp-billiton-limited/bhp/nys">BHP</a>) after rejecting a $28.4B hostile takeover attempt by <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/alcoa-inc/aa/nys">Alcoa Inc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/alcoa-inc/aa/nys">AA</a>), reported the <a href="http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070523.wralcan23/BNStory/robNews/home "><em>Globe and Mail</em></a>.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/23/newspaper-wrap-up-5-23-07-bancroft-family-to-meet-and-discuss-b/">Newspaper wrap-up 5-23-07: Bancroft family to meet and discuss bid on Dow Jones</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 23 May 2007 09:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/23/newspaper-wrap-up-5-23-07-bancroft-family-to-meet-and-discuss-b/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/902174/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/23/newspaper-wrap-up-5-23-07-bancroft-family-to-meet-and-discuss-b/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aa</category><category>al</category><category>alcan</category><category>alcoa</category><category>bhp</category><category>bhp billiton</category><category>BhpBilliton</category><category>c</category><category>citigroup</category><category>dj</category><category>dow jones</category><category>DowJones</category><category>financial times</category><category>FinancialTimes</category><category>ft</category><category>globe and mail</category><category>GlobeAndMail</category><category>goog</category><category>google</category><category>ibm</category><category>live mint</category><category>LiveMint</category><category>livemint.com</category><category>news corp</category><category>NewsCorp</category><category>newspaper</category><category>nws</category><category>paper</category><category>periodicals</category><category>wall street journal</category><category>WallStreetJournal</category><category>wsj</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Buscemi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 09:15:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
