News Corp. Mulls Selling The Dow

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. reportedly has plans to sell the financial indexes business that came with its purchase of Dow Jones nearly two years ago. MSCI Inc. ( MXB - news - people ), a financial indexes company that was formerly part of investment bank Morgan Stanley ( MS - news - people ), is said to be a potential buyer, as are other leading indexes providers, NYSE Euronext ( NYX - news - people ), FTSE Group, Standard…