On March 30, 1867, the two parties agreed that the United States would pay Russia $7.2 million for the territory of Alaska. For less that 2 cents an acre, the United States acquired nearly 600,000 square miles.
Dow Jones & Company is an American publishing and financial information firm that has been owned by News Corp since 2007. The company was best known for the publication of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and related market statistics, Dow Jones Newswire and a number of financial publications.n May 1, 2007, Dow Jones released a statement confirming that News Corporation, led by Rupert Murdoch, had made an unsolicited offer of $60 per share, or $5 billion, for Dow Jones.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, or DJIA, is a stock index comprised of 30 different companies traded on the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE. The DJIA covers a number of different sectors. The companies included range from Apple to Exxon Mobil to Goldman Sachs.