Thomson to complete Reuters takeover in second quarter
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The takeover of British media giant Reuters by Canadian rival Thomson Corp will conclude in the second quarter of the year, the pair said in a statement on Monday.
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Media group Tribune Co said on  Thursday it has completed its privatization deal amid an  adverse newspaper advertising sales environment.
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ENERGY group National Grid Transco is to give shareholders a Â£2bn windfall after announcing the sale of four of its gas distribution networks today.
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MEDIA giant News Corp and its secondbiggest shareholder, Liberty Media, are reportedly close to a share swap deal that would shore up Rupert Murdoch's control of his company.
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Electronic publisher Thomson Corp. said Friday that it signed a definitive agreement to purchase KnowledgeNet Inc., a privately held e-learning company, and merge it with the company&#39;s business education unit, Thomson NETg.
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An investment group is expected to  announce Monday that it has struck a deal to buy British water  utility AWG PLC  for about $4.12 billion (2.2 billion  pounds, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on  Sunday.
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Reuters Group Plc RTR.L posted better  than expected full-year profits on Wednesday thanks to  disposals, cost cutting, improving sales and a return to profit  at electronic trading unit Instinet, which it may sell.
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Bear Stearns reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday.
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Thomson Corp.'s proposed $17 billion acquisition of Reuters Group PLC should receive regulatory clearance early in the second quarter of 2008, both companies said in a statement on Monday.
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Investcorp SA, a private investment firm, has inked a $350 million all-cash deal to buy 54 business publications put on the block by The Thomson Corp.
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Reuters Group Plc  and Thomson Corp  are "increasingly optimistic" that regulatory reviews into Thomson's proposed acquisition of the British group will be completed in the first quarter of 2008.
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EU and US competition bodies clear the Thomson's purchase of news and information provider Reuters.
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Electronic publisher Thomson Corp.   said on Monday it will buy test provider Capstar from  Educational Testing Service, the latest in a string of  acquisitions designed to flesh out its product offerings.
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Thomson Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to buy closely held online learning provider KnowledgeNet Inc., the electronic publisher said yesterday.
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(Stamford-AP, Oct. 18, 2004 10:40 AM) _ Stamford-based Thomson Financial says on of its units is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Media & professional: Rupert Murdoch has succeeded with his Â£2.5bn bid for Dow Jones, the Business magazine reports on its website.
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French group Thomson said it was looking for partners for its electronic displays business as it pushes ahead with plans to pull out of the consumer goods market.