Murdoch on verge of €3.6bn Dow deal

Dow Jones has dismissed as premature a report that Rupert Murdoch has succeeded in his $5 billion (€3.67 billion) bid to buy the company, which owns the Wall Street Journal. The deal is expected to go ahead next week, however, after the two sides reached agreement this week on safeguards to protect the paper's editorial independence. Login or subscribe for more.