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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
... and tonight a benefit dinner hosted by the American Australian Association will be held for News Corporation boss Rupert Murdoch. Yesterday the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 18.3 points to 5418.4, while the all ordinaries reversed 19.3 points to ...

Internet spending will catch up: Allianz Global Tech

When Rupert Murdoch dug deep and spent nearly $1.7 billion in internet assets this year, the market sat up and asked 'Is it time to invest in technology stocks again?' The team at Allianz Global Investors RCM Technology fund says yes. "Many investors ...

News Corp agrees to strengthen US corporate governance

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2004
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Ltd today buckled under shareholder pressure and agreed to retain a full foreign listing on the Australian Stock Exchange even if it reincorporates in the United States. Following intense lobbying from some shareholder groups ...

News Corp offers compromise over US domicile issues: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2004
News Corp Ltd executive chairman Rupert Murdoch has offered a compromise to concerned institutional investors on future control issues and the possibility of the media empire delisting from the Australian Stock Exchange, it was reported today. Some ...

News Corp will win bid to move to US, analysts

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2004
Rupert Murdoch is expected to win shareholder support to shift News Corp\'s corporate headquarters to the United States - but not without a tussle with funds, market observers said on Friday. Some fund managers have loudly opposed the plan since index ...

News Corp signs Peter Chernin to five-year contract as COO

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2004
... today announced Peter Chernin had signed a five-year contract to remain president and chief operating officer of Rupert Murdoch\'s global media empire. Chernin has been in the role since 1996 and the new agreement will be effective on 1 August, 2004. ...

S&P says the exit of News Corp from ASX 200 index to be smooth

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2004
The removal of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp from the Australian stock market indices would be made as smooth as possible, the head of Standard & Poor's' index committee said on Sunday. David Blitzer's assurance came after local investors last Thursday ...

News Corp shares fall in early trade

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2004
News Corp shares fell in early trade today after global stocks indexing group Standard & Poor's said Rupert Murdoch's company could not sit in key market indices in both Australia and the United States. By 1022 AEST, News Corp's shares were 26 cents ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2004
... yesterday. Yesterday global stocks indexing group Standard & Poor's said it will not make an exception to allow Rupert Murdoch's News Corp inclusion in key sharemarket indices in both Australia and the United States. News Corp shares slumped in early ...

ASX refuses to confirm talk it is lobbying for News Corp index

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2004
... shifts its base to the United States. Index operator Standard & Poor's has indicated it might not be able to include Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate in Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index if it is also included in the US S&P 500 index. "We don't ...