Dow Jones reports slight increases in revenue, earnings

Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com, Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily, reported a 3% increase in revenue and a 6% increase in operating income for the first quarter. The company, a subsidiary of News Corp., reported revenue of $552 million and EBITDA earnings of $131 million, up from $537 […]

Dow Jones eyes Middle East expansion with WSJ event

Dow Jones & Co. is expanding the Wall Street Journal’s flagship Tech Live event to Qatar next year as a part of a broader effort to build its business in the region, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “Why it matters: ‘All of our verticals are growing in the Middle East,’ said Josh Stinchcomb, global chief […]

WSJ owner sues AI company Perplexity

Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, has hit Perplexity AI Inc. with a lawsuit accusing it of copying “massive amounts” of the News Corp. units’ content without permission. Here is a statement from News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson: Perplexity perpetuates an abuse of intellectual property that harms journalists, writers, publishers […]

WSJ publisher Latour: An intellectual perspective with formality

Rick Edmonds of The Poynter Institute profiled Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour, who is also the CEO of Dow Jones & Co. Edmonds writes, “Latour does not deliver journalism with a British accent, but he has benefited from having one foot in U.S. culture and another in Europe. A number, but not all, of his postings […]

NLRB rejects Dow Jones review request

The National Labor Relations Board announced Tuesday it has rejected a petition by Dow Jones & Co. to review the NLRB decision that made photo editors and lead photo editors at The Wall Street Journal eligible for IAPE representation. This final determination by the board follows a Sept. 8, 2023, unanimous vote by photo editors […]

Murray to lead Dow Jones leadership program

Former Fortune CEO Alan Murray has been hired to lead a new venture called the Dow Jones Leadership Institute, which will provide C-suite executives with services, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports that it will “help navigate today’s ever-changing business climate, including executive education and coaching, real-time data and analysis, and peer-to-peer information. “The […]

Dow Jones Newswires seeks a real-time reporter in New York

Dow Jones Newswires, the real-time professional news service of The Wall Street Journal, seeks a dynamic, fast and analytical reporter who can cover corporate breaking news and can quickly pivot to providing our professional readership of more than 90 million institutional and retail investors with the insights they need. This is an opportunity to write […]

More than 50% of Dow Jones profit came from B2B

News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson made the following comments during its earnings conference call: In fact, fiscal ’24 was a pivotal moment in the history of the company. As it was the first year in which more than 50% of Dow Jones profitability was driven by the surging B2B segment. Indeed, it is difficult to […]

Dow Jones reports revenue, profit increase in fourth quarter

Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com, Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily, reported a 4 percent increase in revenue and a 3 percent increase in its profit in the fourth quarter, boosted by subscription and circulation growth. The company’s financial performance is included in the financial results of News Corp., […]

Barron’s hits 900,000 subscribers

Financial newspaper Barron’s announced Monday that it has recently surpassed 900,000 subscriptions. “Surpassing 900,000 subscriptions is a testament to the unwavering commitment of our team to provide unparalleled financial insights and analysis,” said David Cho, Barron’s editor-in-chief and head of content strategy for Dow Jones Wealth & Investing, in a statement. “Our readers trust us to […]