The News-Times is a daily newspaper based in Danbury, Connecticut , United States. It is owned and operated by the Hearst Corporation .
33-557: (Redirected from News Times ) News-Times may refer to the following newspapers: The News-Times , a newspaper in the U.S. city of Danbury, Connecticut The Columbia County News–Times , a newspaper in Columbia County, Georgia News Times , a newspaper in Hartford City, Indiana News-Times (Forest Grove) , a newspaper in the U.S. state of Oregon News-Times (Newport) ,
66-640: A Japanese firm that develops and operates a business news platform of the same name, established a joint venture called NewsPicks USA, LLC. The joint venture is headed by CEO Ken Breen, who is currently the Senior Vice President, Commercial, for the Dow Jones Media Group, together with Chairman Yusuke Umeda , who is also the Director of NewsPicks Inc. The joint venture launched the English version of
99-414: A bid to buy 25% of Dow Jones for $ 60 a share, the same price per share as News Corporation's bid, giving the existing shareholders a $ 1.25 billion cash infusion while maintaining overall ownership of the company. On July 17, 2007, The Wall Street Journal , a unit of Dow Jones, reported that the company and News Corporation had agreed in principle on a US$ 5 billion takeover, that the offer would be put to
132-616: A city in Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut , as well as, portions of Litchfield County, including the towns of Brookfield , New Fairfield , Newtown , Bethel , Ridgefield , Redding , Roxbury , New Milford , Sherman , Kent , Bridgewater , Washington and Southbury . The News-Times also owns and operates The Greater New Milford Spectrum , a weekly newspaper that covers New Milford, Sherman, Kent, Washington, Bridgewater, and Roxbury. When it comes to covering different news stories, The News-Times reports on stories at
165-592: A division of Dow Jones & Company , owned the newspaper until November 2006, when its sale to Community Newspaper Holdings was announced. Five months later, on April 1, 2007, the newspaper, along with the weekly Spectrum , were sold for US$ 75 million to Hearst Corporation of New York. Hearst also owns the Connecticut Post in Bridgeport and the Brooks Community Newspapers chain of weeklies in
198-589: A newspaper in the U.S. state of Oregon News Time , Indian television news channel in West Bengal News Time Assam or Pratidin Time , Indian television news channel in Assam [REDACTED] Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change
231-493: A share, For too long, Dow Jones has limited its focus to the world of print media and allowed other, less established entities to generate millions of dollars in profits by developing financial reporting franchises on the Internet and cable television. The time has come for Dow Jones to break out of its slumber and extend its dominance into the lucrative arena of digital media. Upon investigating suspicious share price movements in
264-489: A weekly overview of the world economy and markets, MarketWatch , an online financial news site, and Investor's Business Daily , a newspaper and website covering the stock market, international business, finance and economics. Financial News provides news on investment banking , securities , and asset management . BigCharts, provided by MarketWatch's Virtual Stock Exchange Games, includes stock charts, screeners, interactive charting, and research tools. Professor Journal
297-784: Is a "Journal" in education program for professors to integrate into curriculum. In 2017, Dow Jones launched Moneyish, a lifestyle and personal finance website aimed at millennial readers. Dow Jones also published Heat Street , an online news and opinion website launched in February 2016 that was later folded into MarketWatch. The monthly journal Far Eastern Economic Review closed in September 2009. Dow Jones serves corporate markets and financial markets clients with financial news and information products and services. Dow Jones owns more than 20 products that combine content and technology to help drive decisions, which include: Dow Jones Newswires
330-522: Is a daily newspaper in print and online covering business, financial national and international news and issues around the globe. It began publishing on July 8, 1889. There are 12 versions of the Journal in nine languages, including English, Chinese, Japanese, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Malay, Turkish and Korean. The Journal has won 35 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism. Other consumer-oriented publications of Dow Jones include Barron's Magazine ,
363-416: Is owned by Rupert Murdoch, owner of News Corp and several other major media companies. On May 1, 2007, Dow Jones released a statement confirming that News Corporation , led by Rupert Murdoch , had made an unsolicited offer of $ 60 per share, or $ 5 billion, for Dow Jones. Stock was briefly halted for a pending press release. The halt lasted under 10 minutes while CNBC was receiving data. It was suggested that
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#1732851244192396-442: Is the real-time financial news organization founded in 1882, its primary competitors are Bloomberg L.P. and Thomson Reuters . The company reports more than 600,000 subscribers – including brokers , traders , analysts , world leaders, and finance officials and fund managers – as of July 2011. In 2009 Dow Jones Ventures launched FINS.com, a standalone resource for financial professionals with information about finance careers and
429-523: The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) from 1882 until 2010, when News Corp then sold 90% ownership of the Dow Jones stock market indices business to CME Group ; News Corp sold CME its remaining 10% in 2013. The company was founded in 1882 by three reporters: Charles Dow , Edward Jones , and Charles Bergstresser . Charles Dow was widely known for his ability to break down and convey what
462-612: The Industry Classification Benchmark , a taxonomy used to segregate markets into sectors. In April 2020, Dow Jones CEO William Lewis announced he would be stepping down from his position after nearly six years in the role. On May 7, 2020 News Corp announced that Almar Latour would assume the CEO role on May 15, 2020. In 2021, Dow Jones acquired OPIS and Base Chemicals from IHS Market for $ 1.4 billion dollars. Its flagship publication, The Wall Street Journal ,
495-783: The News-Times building at 333 Main Street, which had not been part of the sale to Community Newspaper Holdings. On August 8, 2008, the Hearst Corporation acquired the Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, Conn.) and www.ctpost.com, including seven non-daily newspapers, from MediaNews Group, Inc. In addition, they assumed management control of three additional daily newspapers in Fairfield County , Conn., including The Advocate (Stamford) , Greenwich Time (Greenwich), and The News-Times (Danbury). The management of these newspapers had been controlled by
528-514: The NewsPicks platform for the US market on November 13, 2017. Similar to the original Japanese edition, the US edition of NewsPicks combines business news from sources like The Wall Street Journal , Bloomberg, and Reuters with social networking features, such as comments on news articles from top-ranked business professionals from around the world ("ProPickers"). The platform currently has a smartphone app for
561-544: The CME Group holding 24.4%, and Dow Jones & Company holding an indirect 2.6% ownership interest in the joint venture. In April 2013, CME Group purchased the Dow Jones & Company interest in the S&;P Dow Jones Indices joint venture for $ 80.0 million, increasing CME Group's interest to 27.0% and removing Dow Jones & Company from all involvement with its namesake indices. In March 2017, Dow Jones and NewsPicks Inc.,
594-559: The Dow Jones Industrial Average. Dow Jones was acquired in 1902 by the leading financial journalist of the day, Clarence Barron. In 2007, Dow Jones was acquired by News Corp., a leading global media company. The Bancroft family and heirs of Clarence W. Barron effectively controlled the company's class B shares, each with a voting power of ten regular shares, prior to its sale to News Corp. At one time, they controlled 64% of Dow Jones voting stock. Currently, Dow Jones
627-681: The Hearst by MediaNews under a management agreement that began in April 2007. In 2018, The News-Times editorial office moved from 333 Main Street to 345 Main Street in Danbury . Dow Jones %26 Company Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (also known simply as Dow Jones ) is an American publishing firm owned by News Corp and led by CEO Almar Latour . The company publishes The Wall Street Journal , Barron's , MarketWatch , Mansion Global , Financial News and Private Equity News . It published
660-488: The business. The company then became a subsidiary of News Corporation. It was reported on August 1, 2007, that the bid had been successful after an extended period of uncertainty about shareholder agreement, with the transaction finalized on December 13, 2007. It was worth US$ 5 billion or $ 60 a share, giving News Corp control of The Wall Street Journal and ending the Bancroft family's 105 years of ownership. The company
693-664: The buyout offer was related to Murdoch's new cable business news channel Fox Business , which launched in 2007, and that the Dow Jones brand would bring instant credibility to the project. On June 6, 2007, Brian Tierney , CEO and founder of Philadelphia Media Holdings , which then owned The Philadelphia Inquirer , Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com, went public in an article on Philly.com expressing interest in "joining with outside partners to buy Dow Jones." Tierney said, "We would participate as Philadelphia Media Holdings, along with other investors. We wouldn't do it alone." In June, MySpace co-founder Brad Greenspan put forth
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#1732851244192726-638: The finance industry. In 2012, the site was acquired by Dice.com . In broadcasting, Dow Jones provides news content to CNBC in the U.S. It produced two shows for commercial radio , The Wall Street Journal Report on the Wall Street Journal Radio Network and The Dow Jones Report . The network was shut down in 2014. Dow Jones also launched WSJ Live an interactive video website that provides live and on demand videos from The Wall Street Journal Video Network. Programs included " News Hub ", "MoneyBeat", and "Lunch Break" among others. WSJ Live
759-464: The full Dow Jones board on the same evening in New York, and that the offer valued the company at 70% more than the company's market value. Our strategy centers around leaving the print publications of Dow Jones intact to continue serving as the gold standard of financial reporting, and creating additional earnings streams through digital media initiatives that can produce a stock price above 100 dollars
792-520: The iPhone with plans for release on Android in the future. The venture was dissolved in October 2018 with the Japanese parent company retaining full ownership. The company's foundation was laid by Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser who, over two decades, conceived and promoted the three products which define Dow Jones and financial journalism: The Wall Street Journal , Dow Jones Newswires and
825-401: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=News-Times&oldid=1133201283 " Category : Set index articles on newspapers Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles The News-Times The paper covers Danbury,
858-407: The local, state, and even national level. Most crime stories that are published by The News-Times are often about events that occurred in the greater Danbury area. Their crime stories range from break-ins to homicides. The paper's local news coverage ranges from town politics, to infrastructure, to city traditions and events. The News-Times also reports on major stories that take place throughout
891-597: The lower Fairfield County. The current average daily net press run is 7,511 copies as reported in The Publisher's statement on October 1, 2018. Dean Singleton , chairman and chief executive officer of MediaNews, told News-Times employees that the paper would remain independent of the larger Connecticut Post, even though the Danbury paper’s publisher will report to the publisher of the Post . MediaNews announced that it will also buy
924-515: The run-up to the announcement, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that board member Sir David Li , one of Hong Kong 's most prominent businessmen, had informed his close friend and business associate Michael Leung of the impending offer. Leung acted on this information by telling his daughter and son-in-law, who reaped a US$ 8.2 million profit from an insider trading transaction. Prior to its sale to News Corp,
957-621: The state of Connecticut, as well as stories of national interest that have Connecticut roots in them. The News-Times was founded on September 8, 1883 as the Danbury Evening News by James Montgomery Bailey . In 1933, it merged with the Danbury Times, which was founded on May 17, 1927, thereafter to be known as the Danbury News-Times . The Ottaway Community Newspapers chain purchased the paper in 1955. Ottaway, which later became
990-462: Was acquired in 1902 by Clarence Barron , the leading financial journalist of the day, after the death of co-founder Charles Dow. Upon Barron's death in 1928, control of the company passed to his stepdaughters Jane and Martha Bancroft. The company was led by the Bancroft family , which effectively controlled 64% of all voting stock, until 2007 when an extended takeover battle saw News Corporation acquire
1023-590: Was best known for the publication of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and related market statistics, Dow Jones Newswire, and a number of financial publications. In 2010 the Dow Jones Indexes subsidiary was sold to the CME Group and the company focused on financial news publications, including its flagship publication The Wall Street Journal and providing financial news and information tools to financial companies. In 2005, together with FTSE, Dow Jones launched
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1056-416: Was often considered very convoluted financial information and news to the general public – this is one of the reasons why Dow Jones & Company is well known for their publications and transferring of important and sometimes difficult to understand financial information to people across the globe. Nevertheless, the three reporters were joined in control of the organization by Thomas F. Woodlock . Dow Jones
1089-644: Was shut down in 2017. In February 2010, Dow Jones sold a 90% stake in its Index business for $ 607.5 million to Chicago -based CME Group , which owns the Chicago Mercantile Exchange . A few of the most widely used included: In July 2012, Dow Jones & Company and CME Group contributed the Dow Jones Indices to the formation of the S&;P Dow Jones Indices joint venture, with McGraw–Hill 's Standard and Poor's (S&P) subsidiary holding 73.0%,
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