News Corp NWSA 0.40%., owner of HarperCollins Publishers, has expressed interest to CBS Corp. CBS -0.09% about acquiring its Simon & Schuster book business, according to people familiar with the talks.The people described the discussions as preliminary and cautioned that a deal isn't imminent. News Corp. owns Dow Jones & Co., which publishes The Wall Street Journal.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
News Corp Eyes Simon & Schuster
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News Corp NWSA 0.40%., owner of HarperCollins Publishers, has expressed interest to CBS Corp. CBS -0.09% about acquiring its Simon & Schuster book business, according to people familiar with the talks.The people described the discussions as preliminary and cautioned that a deal isn't imminent. News Corp. owns Dow Jones & Co., which publishes The Wall Street Journal.
News Corp NWSA 0.40%., owner of HarperCollins Publishers, has expressed interest to CBS Corp. CBS -0.09% about acquiring its Simon & Schuster book business, according to people familiar with the talks.The people described the discussions as preliminary and cautioned that a deal isn't imminent. News Corp. owns Dow Jones & Co., which publishes The Wall Street Journal.
