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News Breaks October 15, 2012 06:16 EDT NWSA Pension funds look to oust Murdoch as News Corp chairman, Telegraph reports The California Public Employees Retirement System and the California State Teachers' Retirement System, the two largest public pension funds in the U.S., have voted to oust Rupert Murdoch as News Corp's chairman ahead of the company's annual shareholders meeting, the Telegraph reports. Calpers says it will not back the re-election of Rupert Murdoch and his sons, James and Lachlan, to the News Corp board, while Calstrs has voted against the re-election of every News Corp director. Calvert Investments, a third pension fund, is also said to have voted against their re-election. Reference Link News For NWSA From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on NWSA the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. June 19, 2013 10:01 EDT NWSA On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary Subscribe for More Information 08:17 EDT NWSA News Corp. shares likely to "take technical hit" after spinoff, says Argus Argus expects News Corp. to benefit in the long run from the separation of its publishing assets from its entertainment media assets on June 28. However, the firm expects the stock to "take a technical hit" in the short-term following the spinoff, and it keeps a Hold rating on the stock. 07:52 EDT NWSA News Corp. downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BTIG 05:45 EDT NWSA New News Corp. shares begin trading in Sydney, WSJ reports Subscribe for More Information June 14, 2013 09:24 EDT NWSA On The Fly: Pre-market Movers HIGHER: Groupon (GRPN), up 8% following upgrade at Deutsche Bank... SolarCity (SCTY), up 8% following upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse... Smith & Wesson (SWHC), up 5.4% after earnings pre-announcement, share buyback plan... Elan (ELN), up 7.7% after starting formal sale process. UP AFTER EARNINGS: Restoration Hardware (RH), up 12.5%. LOWER: China Ming Yang Wind Power (MY), down 4% after CFO steps down... Myriad Genetics (MYGN), down another 4.9% after Supreme Court ruling yesterday on gene patents... News Corp. (NWSA), down 1.5% after CFO announces plan to retire following split. June 13, 2013 16:07 EDT NWSA News Corp. CFO DeVoe to retire following split Subscribe for More Information 12:31 EDT NWSA News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch files for divorce, Deadline says Subscribe for More Information 12:29 EDT NWSA News Corp. volatility flat, Murdoch files for divorce into split of company Subscribe for More Information 05:46 EDT NWSA Traders pay for an early look at key data, WSJ reports Economic reports from public universities, trade groups and other nongovernmental organizations can move markets just as official data from the U.S. government. But unlike government reports, where great pains are taken to make certain no one gets them ahead of time, few rules control release of nongovernmental economic reports. Unknown to many investors, selling early access is routine. It's legal, and so is trading on the advance peeks, reports the Wall Street Journal. Reference Link June 12, 2013 19:59 EDT NWSA News Corp.'s Fox to take in less ad revenue, WSJ reports Subscribe for More Information June 11, 2013 12:36 EDT NWSA News Corp. confirms holders approve separation of businesses News Corporation announced that the company received approval from stockholders for the proposed amendments that enable the separation of its businesses into two independent, publicly traded companies as described in the company’s proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 30. News Corporation is positioned to complete the separation on June 28. 10:30 EDT NWSA News Corp. shareholders approve split plan, Bloomberg says Subscribe for More Information June 10, 2013 07:43 EDT NWSA 'The Purge' takes in $36M, beats 'Internship' at box office, Bloomberg says Comcast's (CMCSA) horror film "The Purge" sold $36.4M in tickets this past weekend and unexpectedly surpassed News Corp.'s (NWSA) "The Internship," which grossed $18.1M, reported Bloomberg, citing Hollywood.com data. Reference Link 07:32 EDT NWSA News Corp. price target raised to $40 from $36 at Credit Suisse Subscribe for More Information June 6, 2013 06:39 EDT NWSA AT&T in discussions to join Chernin Group for Hulu bid, AllThingsD reports Subscribe for More Information Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.