Burkle Expresses Interest in Dow Jones

BURKLE EXPRESSES INTEREST IN DOW JONES
[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: Seth Sutel]
Billionaire investor Ron Burkle is interested in exploring a bid for Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal along with the union that represents Journal employees, the head of the union said Tuesday. Steve Yount, president of the Dow Jones union, said Burkle was the first of several potential bidders to respond to its overtures. Yount said Burkle's interest was preliminary, and the details had yet to be sorted out. Yount said the union had also contacted other potential bidders, including investor Warren Buffett, but had only heard back so far from Burkle.
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