News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) is a global media and information-services company that creates and distributes news, business information, books, digital content and real estate services. Its operations serve consumers, professionals, institutions and businesses across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and other international markets.
The company’s Dow Jones division provides business and financial news, data and information through publications and platforms including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Factiva and Dow Jones Newswires. News Corp also operates News Media properties such as the New York Post, The Times and The Sunday Times in the United Kingdom, and The Australian and other publications in Australia.
News Corp’s other businesses include HarperCollins Publishers, which produces books in a broad range of genres and distributes them internationally, and digital real estate services. Its real estate portfolio includes Move, the operator of Realtor.com in the United States, and an ownership interest in REA Group, which operates property websites and related services in Australia and other markets.
News Corp was established as a separate publicly traded company in 2013 following the separation of the former News (NASDAQ:NWSA)’s publishing and media assets. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Robert Thomson, while Lachlan Murdoch serves as executive chair.
