GE would then have combined Dow Jones with its NBC Universalunit,in part to stave off competition from News Corp., which isplanninga business television channel to rival GEs CNBC.

• 若通用电气得手，就可以将道琼斯与旗下的NBC全球部门合并，以对抗来自新闻集团的竞争。新闻集团正筹划一个商业电视频道来与通用的CNBC竞争。