Wall Street rout pushes Dow below 9,000

Oct. 9, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Calm gave way to fear in financial markets Thursday, turning a relatively steady day into a rout that pushed the Dow Jones industrials below 9,000 for the first time in five years....

Dow Jones shareholders OK sale to Murdoch

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- More than 50 percent of Dow Jones & Co. shareholder votes have approved the New York company's sale to News Corp., a published report said Wednesday.

Dow Jones CEO resigns before Murdoch era

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Richard Zannino, chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co., resigned Thursday, one week before Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. takes over.

Bancrofts discuss Murdoch's Dow Jones bid

BOSTON, July 23 (UPI) --

Dow Jones is set on Journal's independence

NEW YORK, June 24 (UPI) -- News Corp. is close to a deal to protect The Wall Street Journal's journalistic independence if Dow Jones agrees to a takeover, The New York Times said.

Philadelphia's Tierney enters Dow picture

NEW YORK, June 7 (UPI) --

Dow Jones owners OK Murdoch meeting

NEW YORK, May 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. owners of Dow Jones say they will meet with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to discuss its $5 billion bid for the publisher of the Wall Street Journal.

Dow Jones names Zannino CEO

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Dow Jones & Co. Tuesday named Richard F. Zannino, the publishing company's chief operating officer, as its new chief executive, effective Feb. 1.