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News Corp.'s Huge Phone Hacking Bill

By AP Feb 09th 2012 - 08:16AM

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said Wednesday that net income grew by nearly two-thirds in the final quarter of 2011, despite expenses related to ongoing phone hacking investigations of its U.K. newspaper unit.

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News Of The World Phone Hacking Cost Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation £55m In Just Three Months

By Stephen Hull Feb 09th 2012 - 04:34AM

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation spent £55m in just three months on investigations surrounding the closure of the News of the World.

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FBI Investigating News Corp.

By The Huffington Post Feb 07th 2012 - 02:31PM

The FBI is investigating whether or not News Corp. violated a law barring American companies from making corrupt payments to foreign officials, Reuters reports .

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Dow Jones Gets A New CEO

By AP Feb 03rd 2012 - 08:53AM

News Corp. said Thursday that Lex Fenwick, a Bloomberg LP executive, is the new CEO of Dow Jones & Co., the News Corp. subsidiary that publishes The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires.

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Rupert Murdoch's Staff Arrested As Tabloid Scandal Spreads To Second Newspaper

By The Huffington Post News Editors Jan 28th 2012 - 10:32AM

British police searched the offices of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers Saturday after arresting a police officer and four current and former staff of his tabloid The Sun as part of an investigation into police bribery by journalists.

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  • 02/09/12 News Corp. Settles More Phone-Hacking Suits, Delays... Source: SFGate.com - San Francisco CA News Corp.'s British newspaper unit settled at least 15 more lawsuits by victims of illegal voice- mail interceptions at its News of the World tabloid and delayed the first civil trial in the scandal by two weeks.
  • 02/09/12 BRIEF: News Corp profit rises 65 per cent … Source: TMCnet Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation earned 1.06 billion dollars in its fiscal second quarter, a 65-per-cent jump from a year earlier, which was credited to successful TV shows and movies.
  • 02/09/12 RPT-BRIEF-Sky Deutschland in 10 pct capital hike as... Source: Reuters Sky Deutschland AG : Says shareholders' subscription rights have been excluded.
  • 02/09/12 The Thursday Morning News Source: The Stranger - Seattle WA In a last minute effort to stave off default, Greek government leaders have agreed to impose new austerity measures as part of a deal to secure another $172 billion in bailout money, and as much as a 70 percent write-off of its private debt.
  • 02/09/12 UPDATE 2-Thomson Reuters posts loss, $3 bln goodwill... Source: Reuters Thomson Reuters Corp reported a fourth-quarter loss on Thursday after taking a $3 billion non-cash goodwill impairment charge to account for the decline in its financial services business.

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