Batus Inc. and Farmers Group Inc. reported...

Batus Inc. and Farmers Group Inc. reported that the Kansas Commissioner of Insurance, Fletcher Bell, has approved the acquisition of Farmers Group by Batus . . . Wedbush Corp. said it has completed its acquisition of Morgan, Olmstead, Kennedy & Gardner Capital Corp., Los Angeles . . . Dow Jones & Co. has agreed to acquire 8.87 million shares of Telerate Inc. common stock from a subsidiary of Oklahoma Publishing Co. in exchange for 4.44 million newly issued shares of Dow Jones common stock.