NASDAQ:NWSA 4 March 2026

News Corp Shares Edge Lower Ahead of Long Weekend as Buyback Gets Attention Again

News Corp Shares Edge Lower Ahead of Long Weekend as Buyback Gets Attention Again

News Corp Class A shares lost 1.41% on Friday, pulling back into the Memorial Day weekend. The move came as most stocks rose, and left traders questioning the company’s buyback and the stock’s run after earnings. Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange are closed Monday for Memorial Day. That means investors won’t be able to trade the stock until Tuesday. It comes after a week where the stock bounced between gains and losses and ended up about where it started.
May 23, 2026
Meta’s $50M-a-year News Corp AI deal shows how expensive training data is getting

Meta’s $50M-a-year News Corp AI deal shows how expensive training data is getting

Meta Platforms and News Corp have struck a multiyear content licensing deal that could see the publisher receive as much as $50 million annually, according to the Wall Street Journal. This deal stands out as tech companies hunt for new, trustworthy data to power their AI—software that studies data patterns to spit out text or respond to questions. Newsrooms, for their part, are aiming to turn that frenzy into a steady income stream instead of legal battles.
March 4, 2026