The Observer's Week Of Rupert

In recent months, much has been made of Mr. Murdoch’s assertion that while CNBC is geared towards Wall Street, FBN would appeal to Main Street. But lately, FBN executives have tweaked that claim, suggesting that FBN will seek to appeal to both camps. How to pull it off? On day one of FBN, a large part of the answer seemed to be constantly stoking the threat of higher taxes and runaway spending-a threat, after all, that should concern Wall Street brokers and Main Street business owners alike.