Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, owner of Bloomberg LP, parent of the Wall Street Journal, is interested in acquiring Dow Jones or The Washington Post, news website Axios reported on Friday, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
Such a merger would create a financial data and news giant, further cementing the world’s 12th richest man’s grip on the business and potentially allowing his company to sell Bloomberg Terminals – its main source of revenue. Is.
Bloomberg News Corp-owned Dow Jones, which is also the publisher of Barron’s and Marketwatch, sees it as the ideal fit, reports Axios, but the post was open to speculation if Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos was interested in selling. Will buy