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

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2004
News Corporation 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 ...

Aust govt not to raise objections to News Corp move

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2004
The federal government will not raise any objections to News Corporation relocation of its place of incorporation to the United States. Treasurer Peter Costello said today the government would not raise objections to the move under the Foreign Acquisitions ...

ASX moves to keep News Corp in the top 200: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2004
The Australian Stock Exchange has proposed a complicated new index in order to keep News Corporation in the top 200 listings, it was reported today. The Australian Financial Review said the new index aims to prevent to local market losing billions of ...

Fitch ups News Corp rating to BBB from BBB-minus

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2004
... unsecured debt rating for News Corp and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, News America Incorporated ("NAI") and News Corporation Finance Trust II ("Trust") to 'BBB' from 'BBB-minus'. The rating outlook is stable. News Corp and certain other subsidiaries ...

Murdoch raises News Corp forecast, hints at higher dividend

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
... Australian base to the US by the end of the 2004 calendar year. "It was a strong quarter for us across all of News Corporation and Fox operations," Murdoch told a conference call with analysts and the media Thursday. "In fact, the third quarter results ...

News Corp placed on review by Moody's for possible ratings upgrade

Moody's Investors Service has placed News Corporation's ratings on review for a possible upgrade. The review is prompted by the strengthening of the company's balance sheet and credit position over recent years, together with management's desire to ...

News Corp appoints directors

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2004
Media giant News Corporation Ltd has increased its number of directors to 14 in the wake of the proposed relocation to the United States. It has appointed two representatives to the company's 13-strong board to replace Graham Kraehe, who resigned to ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end slightly lower

... Elsewhere, the major banks were mixed, while resource blue-chips Rio and BHP Billiton both ended lower. Telstra and News Corporation were both slightly higher. Australian bonds were also weaker, following the release of strong data overnight in the US ...

Shares expected to post solid returns in the coming year: Oliver

Shares are expected to post solid returns over the next six to 12 months on the back of low interest rates and a positive outlook for the economy (which should boost profits). In his review of financial markets for September, Dr Shane Oliver, chief ...

Midday market wrap: Local stocks edge lower

... third quarter earnings results will fall short of investor expectations. Locally, the market was dragged lower by News Corporation and blue-chip resource stocks. Rio lost 29c to trade at $32.71, while BHP Billiton shed 8c at the open and was trading ...