News Corp. Newspapers May Face U.S. Inquiry
Date: 14 July 2011
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
A British newspaper’s claim that journalists working for News Corporation tried to obtain phone records of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks may prompt an F.B.I. inquiry.
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Small Gains on Wall St. Cap a Choppy Week
Date: 15 July 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wall Street indexes ended slightly higher after several strong earnings reports and after the results of the European banking stress tests.
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Law Surprise: News Corp.’s Hiring of Williams & Connolly
Date: 15 July 2011
By Peter Lattman
Peter Lattman
The move underscores the central role Joel I. Klein is playing in managing the company’s mounting legal problems, and also highlights the void in legal leadership that currently exists at the News Corporation.
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Fed Chief Hedges Remarks on Possible New Stimulus
Date: 14 July 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, appeared to retreat from statements that the central bank was prepared to expand its economic aid program.
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Armor Settles Claims Over Bribery
Date: 14 July 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Armor settled United States government claims that it bribed a United Nations official to win contracts related to peacekeeping missions.
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News of the World Makes Headlines of Its Own
Date: 14 July 2011
By Shannon Doyne
Shannon Doyne
6 Q’s About the News | What has the British tabloid News of the World been accused of doing?
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News Corp. Hires Top Criminal Defense Lawyer
Date: 14 July 2011
By Peter Lattman
Peter Lattman
The decision to hire Brendan V. Sullivan Jr. comes as the News Corporation’s escalating legal crisis in the British phone-hacking scandal spills over into the United States.
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Murdoch’s Woes Could Include Bancrofts
Date: 15 July 2011
By Rob Cox, Reynolds Holding, Christopher Swann and Lisa Lee
Rob Cox
Add to Rupert Murdoch’s list of potential headaches a blast from the past: the Bancroft family.
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Rupert Murdoch Apologizes to Victims of Phone Hacking
Date: 15 July 2011
By Robert Mackey
Robert Mackey
The complete text of a personal letter of apology from Rupert Murdoch that will be published in all of Britain’s national newspapers this weekend has been released.
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Rupert Murdoch’s Empire
Date: 14 July 2011
Chart of News Corporation’s 2010 revenues, by sector.
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