News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson Bashes Donald Trump's Tariffs In Q3 Earnings Call: “Economic Slap In The Face”

News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson kicked off the company’s third quarter earnings call with a few words about Donald Trump‘s Liberation Day tariffs, offering a bit of a cheeky take on the across-the-board levies that have sent markets gyrating. The company, controlled by the Murdoch family, is the parent of Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, as well as the New York Post and HarperCollins Publishers. While touting the company’s “potent results,” Thomson said that they had nevertheless come “despite politica ...