#News Corp. 3Q beats Wall Street expectations

#News Corp. 3Q beats Wall Street expectations

“#News Corp. 3Q beats Wall Street expectations” News Corp. beat Wall Street’s expectations for the quarter ended in March as it moved toward its most profitable year since it split off its entertainment arm in 2013. The company posted third-quarter revenues of $2.34 billion, up 3 percent jump over last year — beatings analysts’ expectations…

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#News Corp to buy Houghton Mifflin consumer books for 9M

#News Corp to buy Houghton Mifflin consumer books for $349M

“#News Corp to buy Houghton Mifflin consumer books for $349M” Publishing giant News Corp. is buying Houghton Mifflin’s consumer books division for $349 million as demand for printed reading material skyrockets. Houghton Mifflin’s HMH Books & Media book division — publisher of J.R.R. Tolkien and the Curious George series of children’s books — will be…

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#News Corp. to buy Investors Business Daily for 5M

#News Corp. to buy Investors Business Daily for $275M

“#News Corp. to buy Investors Business Daily for $275M” News Corp. on Thursday said it has agreed to buy Investors Business Daily for $275 million, a deal that will beef up the company’s portfolio of financial news publications. IBD, which is being sold by O’Neil Capital Management, will continue with its 130 employees headquartered in…

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#News Corp and Google reach global news sharing deal

#News Corp and Google reach global news sharing deal

“#News Corp and Google reach global news sharing deal” News Corp., the parent company of the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal, said it has reached a three-year agreement to provide content from its news sites around the globe to Google in exchange for “significant payments” from the search giant. The deal appears…

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#Three suitors still in for Simon & Schuster

#Three suitors still in for Simon & Schuster

“#Three suitors still in for Simon & Schuster” Bids for Simon & Schuster are due next week, and there are reportedly three suitors still in the race: News Corp, Bertelsmann and ­Vivendi. Meanwhile, News Corp CEO Robert Thomson is warning of anti­trust concerns if Bertelsmann — already the world’s largest publisher thanks to ownership of…

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