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Thomson-Reuters Ticker Switch Happens Next Week - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 08 Apr 2008 02:26 PM PST

Thomson (NYSE: TOC) will change its name and ticker symbols once its $16.2 billion acquisition of Reuters Group (NSDQ: RTRSY) closes on April 17.  The new entity will have two…

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Reuters Acquires Minority Stake in Chinese Financial Information Portal - 0 Comments
Posted By Pearl Research - Wed 19 Mar 2008 08:01 AM PST

Reuters (NSDQ: RTRSY) has acquired a minority stake in ChinaWeb, the parent company of Chinese financial information portal Hexun. Founded in 1996, Hexun is now one of China’s largest financial…

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Earnings: Reuters’ 07 Profit Dips On Home Stretch To Thomson Merger - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 06 Mar 2008 02:25 AM PST

Reuters’ (NSDQ: RTRSY) 2007 full-year pre-tax profit fell 13 percent to £273 million ($542 million) - attributed to less income from disposals than last year, when it sold its Factiva…

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Thomson-Reuters Merger Expected To Close April 17 - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 29 Feb 2008 10:00 AM PST

An era will come to an end on April 17th, when Thomson’s (NYSE: TOC) takeover of Reuters Group (NSDQ: RTRSY) is expected to close. The two companies have received all…

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Updated: EC Approves Thomson-Reuters With Conditions; DOJ Concurs; Close Expected In April - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 19 Feb 2008 08:02 AM PST

On schedule, the European Commission has approved the merger of Thomson (NYSE: TOC) and Reuters (NSDQ: RTRSY) (technically the former is buying the latter), provided the companies meet certain competition…

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Earnings: Thomson Expects Reuters Verdicts ‘In Next Few Weeks’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 07 Feb 2008 05:39 AM PST

The Reuters (NSDQ: RTRSY) acquisition can’t come soon enough. Thomson (NYSE: TOC) reported full-year 2007 operating profit was up four percent to $1.3 billion on 11 percent better revenue of…

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Thomson To Overshadow Reuters Brand After A Rethink - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 05 Feb 2008 10:13 AM PST

Thomson (NYSE: TOC), which is in the process of buying info giant Reuters (NSDQ: RTRSY), has done a rethink on using the Reuters branding for all their merged market data…

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Reuters, Thomson Predict Q2 Close For Merger; DOJ Decision Delayed - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 14 Jan 2008 09:22 AM PST

Reuters (NSDQ: RTRSY) and Thomson (NYSE: TOC) issued a joint statement today saying the $17 billion merger deal should receive regulatory clearance early in Q2 this year, a slight delay…

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@ UBS Media Week: Robert Daleo, CFO, Thomson; Reuters Merger on Track; Product Synergies - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 05 Dec 2007 01:55 PM PST

The merger of Thomson (NYSE: TOC) and Reuters (NSDQ: RTRSY) is on track, but for now, Thomson is a standalone entity, so the Thomson business dominated Robert Daleo’s presentation to…

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Will Reuters Prove To Be Thomson’s Costly Dream? - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 03 Dec 2007 10:53 PM PST

The murmurs started late summer: if Reuters (NSDQ: RTRSY) is affected by credit crisis in Europe and the U.S., then Thomson’s (NYSE: TOC) already “pricey price” for Reuters might look…

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