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#1. News Corp. Buys Dow Jones for $5 Billion
News CEO Rupert Murdoch bags his quarry, the Dow-owned Wall Street Journal. During the three-month drama some members of the Bancroft family, which controlled Dow Jones, made much fuss over the Rupe's supposed lack of journalistic values. But nobody questioned his offer, a 67% premium over the pre-off stock price. Money talked.
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