The American dream of homeownership is facing a sophisticated new adversary as 2025 draws to a close. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, AI-driven wire fraud in the real estate sector resulted in over $200 million in financial losses, marking a terrifying evolution in cybercrime. What was once a landscape of poorly spelled phishing [...]
As the financial world closes out 2025, a significant shift in the retail landscape is taking center stage. Elliott Management, the powerhouse investment firm known for its aggressive activist campaigns, is reportedly moving into the final stages of preparing a multibillion-pound initial public offering (IPO) for its consolidated bookselling empire:
In a move that signals a deepening alliance between the creators of artificial intelligence and the traditional media industry, OpenAI officially launched the "OpenAI Academy for News Organizations" on December 17, 2025. Unveiled during the AI and Journalism Summit in New York—a collaborative event held with the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and Hearst—the Academy [...]
Fox has significantly outperformed the communications services sector over the past year, and analysts remain moderately bullish on the stock’s prospects.
Shares of global media and publishing company News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA)
jumped 3.8% in the afternoon session after comments from a key Federal Reserve official bolstered hopes for an interest rate cut. New York Federal Reserve President John Williams stated he sees “room for a further adjustment” in the near term, sparking a significant market rally. Following his remarks, the probability of the central bank cutting rates at its December meeting jumped from 39% to over 73%, according to the CME FedWatch tool. This positive sentiment provided relief to markets amid concerns over high valuations, particularly in AI-related stocks.
Global music entertainment company Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday before the bell. Here’s what to look for.
News Corp’s third quarter results met Wall Street’s expectations for both revenue and profit, with modest year-over-year growth driven by strong performances in Dow Jones and Digital Real Estate Services. Management attributed these gains to increasing demand for digital subscriptions, data analytics, and the early stages of a U.S. real estate market recovery. CEO Robert Thomson noted that “Dow Jones and Digital Real Estate Services accounted for a record share of profits,” while also highlighting the impact of a $13 million write-off in Book Publishing related to a distributor closure.
The performance of consumer discretionary businesses is closely linked to economic cycles. This sensitive demand profile can cause the industry to underperform when macro uncertainty enters the fray,
and over the past six months, its 13.5% return has fallen short of the S&P 500’s 16.9% gain.
Shares of global media and publishing company News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA)
jumped 6.1% in the afternoon session after the company reported third-quarter 2025 results that surpassed Wall Street's expectations.
Global media and publishing company News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA) reported Q3 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 2.3% year on year to $2.14 billion. Its GAAP profit of $0.20 per share was 8.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Global media and publishing company News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA) reported Q3 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 2.3% year on year to $2.14 billion. Its GAAP profit of $0.20 per share was 9.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
News Corp (NWSA) Q1 FY2026 earnings beat EPS estimates with $0.22, driven by strong Dow Jones and Digital Real Estate results, despite a muted market reaction.
Washington D.C. – October 29, 2025 – CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces, saw its shares "obliterated" today, plummeting by a staggering 18.2% in afternoon trading. The sharp decline comes on the heels of the company's third-quarter 2025 earnings report,
Wall Street has set ambitious price targets for the stocks in this article.
While this suggests attractive upside potential, it’s important to remain skeptical because analysts face institutional pressures that can sometimes lead to overly optimistic forecasts.
Stability is great, but low-volatility stocks may struggle to deliver market-beating returns over time as they sometimes underperform during bull markets.
