ro ft ▁family , ▁which ▁effectively ▁controlled ▁ 6 4 % ▁of ▁all ▁voting ▁stock , ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁when ▁an ▁extended ▁take over ▁battle ▁saw ▁News ▁Corporation ▁ac quire ▁the ▁business . ▁The ▁company ▁became ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁News ▁Corporation . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁that ▁the ▁bid ▁had ▁been ▁successful ▁after ▁an ▁extended ▁period ▁of ▁uncertainty ▁about ▁share holder ▁agreement . ▁The ▁transaction ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁worth ▁US $ 5 ▁billion ▁or ▁$ 6 0 ▁a ▁share , ▁giving ▁News ▁Cor p ▁control ▁of ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁and ▁ending ▁the ▁B anc ro ft ▁family ' s ▁ 1 0 5 ▁years ▁of ▁ownership . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁company ▁sold ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁Dow ▁Jones ▁Index es ▁to ▁the ▁C ME ▁Group , ▁including ▁the ▁Dow ▁Jones ▁Indust rial ▁A verage . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Dow ▁Jones ▁CE O ▁William ▁Lewis ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁ste pping ▁down ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁after ▁nearly ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁role . ▁ ▁Product s ▁ ▁Cons umer ▁media ▁Its ▁flags hip ▁publication , ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal , ▁is ▁a ▁daily ▁newspaper ▁in ▁print ▁and ▁online ▁covering ▁business , ▁financial ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁news ▁and ▁issues ▁around ▁the ▁glo be . ▁It ▁began ▁publishing ▁on ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁