News Corporation (NWS)

Realtor.com® analysis shows cash buyers thriving at the high and low ends of the market as financed buyers remain concentrated in the middle AUSTIN, Texas , Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly one in three homes sold in the first half of 2025 were bought entirely with cash, according to a new analysis from Realtor.com ® . The report highlights how cash buyers, ranging from equity-rich households to investors and second-home purchasers, continue to wield outsize influence in today's housing market.

For years, the Murdoch family drama has played out like a real-life version of HBO's Succession — its heirs and rival power brokers contributing to a quasi-Shakespearean media saga that's captivated investors, press critics, and political observers alike. But with patriarch Rupert Murdoch's eldest son Lachlan now having secured long-term control of Fox and News Corp via a new family trust that extends his leadership to 2050, at least one major chapter in that drama — the battle over succession — is effectively over.

Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan is set to take firm control of the family's media holdings after a settlement brought an end to a long-running succession dispute. The agreement covers Fox Corp and News Corp, owners of Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, and resolves legal proceedings that had played out in a Nevada court last year.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--News Corporation (“News Corp” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NWSA, NWS; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) today announced the pricing of the previously announced underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) by trusts established for the benefit of Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch and James Murdoch and his or her respective descendants and charitable organizations (the “Selling Stockholders”) of 14,071,293 shares of News Corp's Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Clas.

Lachlan Murdoch -- the executive chairman and CEO of Fox Corp. and chairman of News Corp -- will maintain control of the media giant forged by his 94-year-old father, Rupert Murdoch.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--News Corporation (“News Corp” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NWSA, NWS; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) today announced that trusts established for the benefit of Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch and James Murdoch and his or her respective descendants and charitable organizations (the “Selling Stockholders”) intend to offer an aggregate of 14,182,161 shares of News Corp's Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class B common stock”), in an underwritten public offering.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--News Corporation (“News Corp” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) today announced that the trustee and beneficiaries of the Murdoch Family Trust (“MFT”) informed the Company that they have reached a mutual resolution of the legal proceedings in Nevada related to the MFT, resulting in the termination of all litigation. New trusts will be established for the benefit of Lachlan Murdoch, Grace Murdoch and Chloe Murdoch (the “Remaining Beneficiary Trusts.

NWS, BWIN and HMC have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on September 2, 2025.

New report from Realtor.com® dissects the gridlock affecting all corners of the housing landscape AUSTIN, Texas , Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. housing market may be showing signs of movement on paper, but for many Americans, it feels like the market has stalled. According to Realtor.com®'s latest report, Cruel Summer: Why the U.S. Housing Market is Stuck, buyers, sellers, and builders are all facing different challenges, yet all are united by one common experience: frustration.

Buying power is down nearly $30,000 nationally since 2019, despite a 15.7% rise in median income Higher mortgage rates are costing buyers an extra $7,200 per year in financing for a $400,000 home AUSTIN, Texas , Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a market defined by higher interest rates and persistent affordability challenges, a new report from Realtor.com ® reveals just how far buyers' budgets are being stretched. According to the August 2025 Buying Power Report, only 28.0% of homes on the market were priced within reach of the typical household as the maximum affordable home price for a median-income household in the U.S. has fallen to $298,000.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meltwater , a global leader in media, social, and consumer intelligence, today announces a new partnership with Dow Jones that provides its audience of PR, marketing and communication professionals with premium news and information from some of the world's most trusted publications including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, The Globe and Mail, and more. With this expansion, Meltwater customers can now access premium, subscriber-only content, ensuring that they can stay on top of the most important news on their company, competitors, and industry.

New report from Realtor.com ®  ranks the metros leading the charge on affordability, availability and climate-smart new construction for today's buyers AUSTIN, Texas , Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With the U.S. facing a housing shortage of nearly 4 million homes, new residential construction is critical to restoring affordability and expanding access to homeownership. A new report from Realtor.com® identifies the  Top Metros for New Construction , the markets stepping up and delivering the best combination of availability, affordability, sustainability and demand for newly built homes.

Realtor.com® reveals the most sought-after school districts in the nation's 50 largest metros AUSTIN, Texas , Aug. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With the new school year just around the corner, families on the move are zeroing in on school districts that promise both quality education and strong community appeal, according to a new analysis from Realtor.com®. The 2025 list of the Most Popular School Districts by Metro  highlights where out-of-district home shoppers are looking most between May and July 2025, focusing on areas with at least one public school rated 8 or higher.

The impact is being felt across the country as the Midwest saw the steepest annual drop in completions, followed by the South. AUSTIN, Texas , Aug. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rent prices declined for the 24th month in a row in July, marking a full two years of easing rental pressure in the U.S. rental market.

News Corp boss Robert Thomson called on the White House to crack down on AI companies from swiping copyrighted material -- warning President Trump that even his best-selling book "The Art of the Deal" was ripped off.