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NEW YORK (AP) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is attempting to acquire Dow Jones to augment Murdoch's business media holdings. These are the latest metrics on the deal.Total News Corp. offer per Dow Jones share: $60Latest Dow Jones share price: $57.81Latest premium on News Corp. offer for Dow Jones: 4 percentOriginal premium on News Corp. offer for Dow Jones: 65 percentTotal value of offer, in U.S. dollars: $5.03 billionDecline in News Corp. shares since it confirmed the offer: 4 percentLatest development: Murdoch has said if any deal is to be completed at all, it will be in the next few weeks.Next steps: The board of Dow Jones and its controlling Bancroft family must agree on a price for the company.----------------Questions or comments about this story should be directed to the Financial News desk of The Associated Press at 212-621-7190.Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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