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News Corporation is a diversified media conglomerate with significant presence in the U.S, the U.K., and Australia. Key mastheads include The Wall Street Journal, Herald Sun, and The Times. The company also has a strong presence in the Australian pay-TV market through Fox Sports, Foxtel, and associated streaming platforms (all 65%-owned), while its 61%-owned REA Group is the dominant real estate classified business in Australia. In addition, it owns HarperCollins, one of the largest book publishers in the world, and also has a substantial digital property advertising business (Move) in the U.S.

Telus is one of the Big Three wireless service providers in Canada, with over 10 million mobile phone subscribers nationwide constituting about 30% of the total market. It is the incumbent local exchange carrier in the western Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, where it provides internet, television, and landline phone services. It also has a small wireline presence in eastern Quebec. Mostly because of recent acquisitions, more than 20% of Telus’ sales now come from nontelecom businesses, most notably in the international business services, health, security, and agriculture industries. The firm has a 55% economic stake in Telus International.

The Walt Disney Co. is a global entertainment company. The company owns and leverages well-known brands, ranging from Mickey Mouse and 'Frozen' to ESPN and ABC. Disney acquired the animated movie producer Pixar Animation Studios in 2006, comic book and movie producer Marvel Entertainment in 2010, 'Star Wars' originator Lucasfilm in 2012, streaming video technology platform BAMTech (now Disney Streaming Services) in 2017, the assets of 21st Century Fox in March 2019, and most of Hulu in May 2019. Disney derives 24% of its revenue from outside of North America and 12% from Europe.

Stocks were mixed on Friday morning following the Labor Department's revision to the inflation data. After seasonal revisions to CPI, December's reading was revised down to 0.2% from the prior 0.3% increase. November's CPI was revised up from a 0.1% increase to 0.2% after the adjustment. The seasonal adjustments are made annually, coinciding with January's CPI release, to account for price movements in the previous year. The S&P 500 gained 0.2% and in intraday trading the index was above 5,000. The Dow is down $0.3% and the Nasdaq is up 0.9%. Crude oil is trading above $76 per barrel, while gold lost $10 to trade near $2038.