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Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Morning Market Report

Good start to the week, the market is up 102 this morning. The SFE Futures suggested a 97 point rise in the market this morning.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Mungo MacCallum: at least Kevin kept his pants on

My immediate take on the great Kevin Rudd stripclub scandal is the same as Peter Beattie’s: it is unlikely to do the uptight opposition leader any harm at all.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Fish fight: How tuna went from can to canard

Monday night’s edition of Media Watch picked up on a nasty editorial in Ausmarine, a national fishing magazine. But what really motivated its author was not concern for conservation, rather the self-interest of fishing industry businessman, writes Lionel Elmore.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Rupert’s reputation has been shredded, but he’s still swimming in cash

Whilst the media is focusing on Rupert Murdoch’s claims to have been portrayed as a “genocidal tyrant” during the battle for Dow Jones, the most striking feature of this morning’s 2006-07 News Corp profit is the sheer cash generating power of the old media assets that still dominate the conglomerate’s portfolio, writes Stephen Mayne.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Murdoch and the WSJ, some further reading

So it’s not unreasonable to assume that Murdoch was forced to pay somewhere between $760 million and $1.22 billion more for Dow Jones just because of his reputation.

Morning market report

The market is up 30 at one point it was up 49. The SFE Futures suggested a 66 point rise in the market this morning. The Dow Jones closed up 100 points. Rio Tinto (RIO) yesterday announced a 14% fall in 1H07 profit to $US3.25bn ($4.1bn) registering their first fall in earnings in 4 years. […]

Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey says, 3 August 2007

Can Rupert Murdoch change his spots as proprietor of the Wall Street Journal? What do you think …

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Good times for Bancrofts as Rupert lands Dow Jones

The share market crunch yesterday took much of the attention away from what should have been a glorious triumph for Rupert Murdoch as he landed Dow Jones and even enjoyed a warm reception from his investors as News Corp shares gained 53c to $27.02 this morning.

Bancrofts “dragged kicking and screaming” to Murdoch’s victory

What Wall Street Journal journos are saying. And is it wise?

Murdoch’s WSJ: The jewel in the crown

If Rupert Murdoch has indeed landed Dow Jones for $US5.5 billion, it will be the crowning glory of his remarkable 55 year empire building crusade that started in sleepy Adelaide way back in October 1952.

Spinning for Rupert’s WSJ: Trust me, I’m a journalist

How long does it take to count the Bancroft family votes on Murdoching the Wall Street Journal? The silence since the alleged 7am deadline passed might suggest it was a not-quite-dead line despite the apparent rejection of Rupert’s Dow Jones bid. A News Corp spokesman is being quoted everywhere as saying it’s highly unlikely Murdoch will proceed with the bid without more support from the controlling family.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

As Rupert fiddles with his ego, News Corp hits 10-month low

News Corp shares tumbled another 27c to a a 10-month low of $26.98 this morning as the market frets with each passing day that Rupert Murdoch gets closer to reaching his ultimate empire-building dream of acquiring Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal.