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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... agricultural imports from nations that have imposed sanctions on Russia over its defiant stance on Ukraine. Meanwhile, Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox withdrew a bid estimated at $US80 billion ($A86.56 billion) to acquire Time Warner. Time Warner sank ...

Gina gets richer but falls down list

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... Australia's richest person, ahead of 208th-ranked James Packer with $7.30 billion. Australian-born media magnate Rupert Murdoch and his family climbed 13 places to 78th, with $15.17 billion. As the mining boom dramatically propelled the size of her wealth ...

Aust shares edge higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... 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 to investors and analysts ahead of the looming split of the group into separate ...

First Super to take action over JPM governance concerns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... the bank." Last year First Super expressed similar concerns about governance at News Corp (News), arguing that Rupert Murdoch holding both chairman and chief executive roles at the company was not in its investors' interests. First Super sold down its ...

Murdoch matriarch remembered for charity work

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, the mother of media magnate Rupert Murdoch, died overnight at her home in Victoria at the age of 103. She will be remembered as one of Australia's leading philanthropists, dedicating her life to worthy causes. She was known to ...

Murdoch defies shareholder sentiment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
Rupert Murdoch has told investors protesting against the amount of power he wields at News Corporation to sell their stock if they are unhappy with the way the business is managed. The media mogul expects to remain ensconced in his dual-role as News ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... cent, at $24.18 Having survived shareholder challenge to his family's influence at the helm of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch says the company is well-positioned for strong performance and the market likes what it is doing. SGP - STOCKLAND - down 13.5 ...

Super fund backs News Corp independence push

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Rupert Murdoch's dual role as chairman and chief executive of News Corporation will be challenged by at least one Australian superannuation fund at the company's annual general meeting in Los Angeles on 16 October. A proposal that the News Corp chairperson ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... investors to help fund a restructure that includes the overhaul of its Sydney oil refinery. Among other stocks, Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation was 30 cents higher at $23.25 after it nominated former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe and former US secretary ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... Consolidated Media Holdings (ConsMedia) shares started higher after the competition watchdog cleared the way for Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation to buy it. ConsMedia was one cent up at $3.44.