Fox Corp. Shares Surge After Strong Quarterly Earnings Report

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The earnings results come a day after Fox agreed to purchase three local TV stations for $350 million

Fox Corporation reported impressive quarterly financial results — largely due to rising affiliate fees and its decision to rent the Fox Studios Lot to Disney and others — that had shares of the company led by CEO Lachlan Murdoch trading 5 percent higher in after-market action on Wednesday.

The earnings results come a day after Fox agreed to purchase three local TV stations in Seattle and Milwaukee from Nexstar Media Group for $350 million while selling two Charlotte, North Carolina, stations to Nexstar for $45 million. Fox became a slimmed-down, publicly traded company after Rupert Murdoch agreed to sell most of 21st Century Fox to Disney for $71 billion. The new Fox is largely focused on news and sports, where advertising dollars are flowing since they are largely watched live.Thursday Night FootballThe company said it earned 83 cents per share in the most recent quarter, which was about 14 cents higher than many analysts had forecast. Revenue of $2.7 billion beat projections by about $70 million.

 

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