Gannett shares jump on hedge fund’s confidence in takeover deal

Gannett’s stock popped Wednesday after controversial newspaper conglomerate MNG Enterprises said that hedge fund Oaktree Capital is “highly confident” that MNG can finance a $1.7 billion, hostile takeover of the USA Today publisher. MNG — known for the brutal staff cuts it has imposed at papers like the Denver Post and San Jose Mercury News...

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