Reuters: Global Markets: News Corp investors shrug off scandal, send shares up

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News Corp investors shrug off scandal, send shares up May 10th 2012, 14:19 Thu May 10, 2012 10:19am EDT (Reuters) - News Corp (NWSA.O) investors, unfazed by the phone hacking scandal at the company's UK newspapers, pushed shares up 5 percent on Thursday after the company posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp's, which announced quarterly results on Wednesday, also said its board approved another $5 billion in share buybacks. The company is embroiled in a phone hacking scandal that has shaken the New York-based media conglomerate, calling into question its leadership. Last week, a UK parliamentary select committee report said Murdoch was unfit to run a major international business. Investors shrugged off the report and have sent shares of News Corp up $1.02 to $20.40 in morning trade on the NASDAQ. Evercore Partners analyst Alan Gould reiterated News Corp's "overweight" rating and $25 price target based on "the superior fundamental earnings growth and the aggressive buyback," he wrote in a note.

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