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News Corp beats quarterly earnings expectations, driven by Dow Jones, real estate units

Nypost · · 425 words · By Alexandra Steigrad
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“News Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday”
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The Guardian reports that News Corp's quarterly earnings call beat analysts' expectations. This is further supported by other web results indicating a revenue beat.
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web search NEUTRAL — The company’s quarterly earnings call beats analysts’ expectations despite a fall in total revenue from the previous quarter and a net loss of $379m.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/aug/12/news-corp-quar…
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web search NEUTRAL — Company News Macy's (M) Trades Higher on Better-Than-Expected Quarter.
https://www.investopedia.com/company-news-4427705
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web search NEUTRAL — UOB Q1 net profit dips 4% to S$1.44 billion; beats expectations. 2 hours ago. By Renald Yeo.Singapore bank UOB's first-quarter net profit falls 4%, but beats forecast.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“The New York-based media giant reported $121 million from continuing operations, or 16 cents a share, compared with income of $107 million, or 14 cents, the prior year.”
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One web search result explicitly confirms the net income of $121 million (up from $107 million last year). While Wikipedia confirms the company's location in New York, the specific financial figures are only found in one source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — News Corporation, doing business as News Corp, is an American mass media and publishing company headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company was formed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corp
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — News Corp Australia is an Australian media conglomerate and wholly owned subsidiary of News Corp. The group's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, market research, DVD and film …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corp_Australia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp. and also variously known as News Corporation Limited) was an American multinational mass media corporation founded and controlled b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corporation
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“Adjusted earnings per share totaled 21 cents.”
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One source reports adjusted EPS was 21 cents, while another source states analysts expected 21 cents but the company reported 20 cents per share. These sources contradict each other on whether 21 cents was the actual result or the expectation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fox Corporation, commonly known as Fox Corp or Fox, is an American multinational mass media company headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan with offices also in Burbank, Cali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Corporation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — News Corporation, doing business as News Corp, is an American mass media and publishing company headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company was formed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corp
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp. and also variously known as News Corporation Limited) was an American multinational mass media corporation founded and controlled b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corporation
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“Third-quarter revenue grew 9% to $2.19 billion, compared with $2.01 billion a year ago.”
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One web search result confirms the 9% revenue increase in Q3 and the specific figures ($2.19 billion vs $2.01 billion). No other independent sources provided these specific numbers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — News Corporation, doing business as News Corp, is an American mass media and publishing company headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company was formed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corp
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — News Corp Australia is an Australian media conglomerate and wholly owned subsidiary of News Corp. The group's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, market research, DVD and film …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corp_Australia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp. and also variously known as News Corporation Limited) was an American multinational mass media corporation founded and controlled b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corporation
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“That beat Wall Street expectations of 16 cents EPS on $2.11 billion revenue.”
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While one source mentions revenue topped estimates, the specific figures of 16 cents EPS and $2.11 billion revenue are not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — News Corporation, doing business as News Corp, is an American mass media and publishing company headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company was formed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corp
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State Street Corporation is an American multinational financial services and bank holding company headquartered at One Congress Street in Boston. It is the second-oldest continuously operating U.S. ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Street_Corporation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), commonly known as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and financ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal
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“News Corp’s financial results were driven by an 8% increase in revenue to $619 million at its Dow Jones unit”
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One web search result explicitly mentions Dow Jones revenues reached $619 million, an 8% growth. No other source corroborates these specific figures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (also known simply as Dow Jones) is an American publishing firm owned by News Corp, and led by CEO Almar Latour. The company publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Mark…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_&_Company
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The DJIA is one of the olde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — News Corporation, doing business as News Corp, is an American mass media and publishing company headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company was formed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corp
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“Dow Jones unit, which publishes The Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Dow Jones & Company publishes The Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Dow Jones Today: Get all information on the Dow Jones Index including historical chart, news and constituents.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/dow_jones
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · DJIA | A complete Dow Jones Industrial Average index overview by MarketWatch. View stock market news, stock market data and trading information.
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/djia
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest information on Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) including data, charts, related news and more from Yahoo Finance
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/^DJI/?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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“News Corp saw a 10% increase at its real estate division to $148 million”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the real estate division's revenue increase.
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“an 8% jump in book publishing revenue to $555 million.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the book publishing revenue figures.
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“News Corp. struck a multiyear AI content licensing deal with Meta that will pay News Corp up to $50 million a year.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an AI content licensing deal with Meta.
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“In 2024, News Corp agreed to a landmark content licensing deal with OpenAI.”
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