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Aust shares open more than 1pc higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... $53.40. The major banks are also having a good day, representing four out of the top six stocks along with BHP and News Corporation. CBA had gained 76 cents to $66.53, NAB had improved 67 cents to $29.04, ANZ Bank had found 67 cents to $27.68 and Westpac ...

Aust shares edge higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... some traders are thinking the sell off is overdone and are starting to buy in again. A standout performer is News Corporation, which opened 72 cents higher, up 2.2 per cent, at $33.74. Chairman Rupert Murdoch was in Australia last week during briefings ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... said. "It just bodes well I suppose for the RBA to now rethink and have a look," Ms Chan said. In other news, News Corporation said over the weekend that its publishing business would take a writedown of between $US1.2 billion and $US1.4 billion due ...

Pengana AEq fund reaches $227m FUM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... concentrated portfolio of principally listed Australian equities with its top five holdings being DUET, ANZ Bank, News Corporation, Telstra and National Australia Bank. The fund also invests in Tatts Group, NIB Holdings and Caltex. Gains were strong ...

ESG risks can wipe $21.4bn off sharemarket: study

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... suffer the greatest impact with losses of 14%, followed by media, which stands to lose about 8%. "The issues that News Corporation has had in the past and people's concerns that it might reoccur was reflected implicitly in the research," McCullagh said. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... cents, or 9.32 per cent, to 32.25 cents after it sacked chief executive James Warburton and replaced him with News Corporation executive Hamish McLennan. Mr Weston said the rise in the stock could be because Mr McLennan's appointment could point to a ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... rising to an index of 35.8 in October, up from 30.9 the previous month. In equities news, global media giant News Corporation announced that its net profit more than tripled in the first quarter of the 2012/13 financial year. News Corp shares were 82 ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... Group/Housing Industry Association release the performance of construction index for October. In equities news, News Corporation is expected to announce first quarter earnings results, the Commonwealth Bank is due to release its September quarter trading ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... HOLDINGS LTD - flat at $3.43 Consolidated Media Holdings scheme meeting to vote on sale of Foxtel holding to News Corporation CTY - COUNTRY ROAD LTD - flat at $3.25 Country Road annual general meeting CWN - CROWN LTD - up 14 cents, or 1.49 per cent ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... general meetings while Consolidated Media Holdings has a scheme meeting to vote on sale of Foxtel holding to News Corporation. Telstra has investor day. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed slightly higher on a quiet day of trading as Wall Street ...