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News Corp to charge for online content

07 Jun 2011 - News Corporation (ASX:NWS) has announced that it will charge $2.95 per week for online access to The Australian, or, $4.95 to also access The Weekend Australian.

Midday: Shares dive on global growth fears

02 Jun 2011 - Shares dive on global growth fears. News Corporation (ASX:NWS) is reportedly struggling to sell MySpace for $US100 million, after having paid $US580 million for it in…

Midday: Aus shares lower

16 May 2011 - The Australian share market opened more than one per cent lower today.

Market Wrap: Aus shares ease ahead of budget

10 May 2011 - Aus shares ease ahead of budget. Foster's Group Ltd's (ASX:FGL) spun-off wine division, Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX:TWE) debuted on the Australian Securities Excha…

Market Wrap: Stocks upbeat on NAB profit

05 May 2011 - Stocks upbeat on NAB profit. Rio Tinto Ltd’s (ASX:RIO) chairman Jan Du Plessis warns global markets remain fragile.

Outlook: Aus shares receive negative leads

05 May 2011 - Aus shares receive negative leads. News Corporation (ASX:NWS) posts a 24 per cent fall in third quarter earnings.

Market Wrap: Share market closes quarter on a high

31 Mar 2011 - Share market closes quarter on a high. The Foreign Investment Review Board is expected to return its verdict on the takeover of the ASX (ASX:ASX) by the Singapore Exc…

Murdoch youngest son appointed deputy COO

31 Mar 2011 - News Corporation (ASX:NWS) has appointed Rupert Murdoch's youngest son, James Murdoch, into the newly created position of deputy chief operating officer.

Outlook: Aus shares gear up for positive start

24 Mar 2011 - Aus shares gear up for positive start. Fortescue Metals Group Ltd's (ASX:FMG) CEO Andrew Forrest eclipses Rupert Murdoch to score the top spot in BRW's Executive Rich…

News Corp sued by shareholders

18 Mar 2011 - News Corporation (ASX:NWS) is being sued by shareholders for agreeing to buy Shine Group.

News Corp head Murdoch controls BSkyB

04 Mar 2011 - News Corporation (ASX:NWS) head Rupert Murdoch has won approval from the British government to take full control of British Sky broadcasting Group.

Outlook: Aus shares likely to open stronger

03 Mar 2011 - Aus shares likely to open stronger. News Corp’s buy-out of BSkyB may be given British government approval as early as this week.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.9% down

22 Feb11 - Aus shares close 0.9% down. OneSteel Ltd (ASX:OST) reports first-half net profit, before one-off items of $125 million for the first half of this financial year.

Market Wrap: Market runs out of steam

11 Feb 2011 - Market runs out of steam. Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) will raise ticket prices for domestic, trans-Tasman and regional services in response to rising fuel prices.

Murdoch to buy family company

10 Feb 2011 - News Corporation (ASX:NWS) is getting ready to buy Elisabeth Murdoch's television production business.

Market Wrap: Stocks end in positive territory

03 Feb 2011 - Stocks end in positive territory. Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) raises their fuel surcharge by more than 50 per cent for some international tickets.

Midday: Aus shares lift slightly

03 Feb 2011 - Aus shares lift slightly. QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX:QBE) enters into a trading halt ahead of an announcement expected to detail acquisition activity.

Outlook: Aus shares look to open steady

03 Feb 2011 - Aus shares look to open steady. News Corporation (ASX:NWS) reports a 153 per cent jump in second quarter net profit to $637.6 million for the three months to 31 Decem…

Market Wrap: Shares close in the red

07 Jan 2011 - Shares close in the red. Carnarvon Petroleum Ltd (ASX:CVN) shares dive after reporting disappointing drilling results in Thailand.

News Corp to modify BSkyB bid

03 Dec 2010 - Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation Ltd (ASX:NWS) is set to modify the terms of its controversial $12 billion takeover offer for British pay-TV giant BSkyB.

News Corp boosts employees pay

12 Nov 2010 - News Corporation's (ASX:NWS) employees' look set to benefit from a 10.5 per cent pay rise over the next three years.

Outlook: Aus shares expected to open higher and dollar parity against US

04 Nov 2010 - The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher and the parity parties can start. News Corporation (ASX:NWS) posts a 36% increase in net profit for th…

News Corp bid for BSkyB

04 Nov 2010 - News Corp (ASX:NWS) has formally notified the European Commission that it intends to make a takeover bid for pay TV operator BSkyB.

Shareholders question News Corp donations

18 Oct 2010 - News Corporation (ASX:NWS) shareholders question their chief executive, Rupert Murdoch, over the way in which political donations are carried out.

Stock Watch - 29/09/10

Investment advisor Gary Glover takes a technical look at S&P/ASX200, Dow Jones, WPL, PPT, PRY, NAB, NWS, DOW.