Thomson-Reuters deal wins U.S. antitrust approval
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Canadian electronic publisher  Thomson Corp  won conditional permission from antitrust  regulators at the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday to buy  Reuters Group Plc , a deal that will create the world's  leading provider of news and data for professional markets.
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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s plan to move his News Corp. global media empire&#39;s major share listing from Australia to Wall Street won overwhelming shareholder approval Tuesday at the company&#39;s annual general meeting.
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Electronic  publisher Thomson Corp said on Thursday it has purchased  LiveNote Technologies, which produces evidence and transcript  management software for lawyers and court reporters.
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U.S. antitrust authorities yesterday approved a plan by Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. to merge their government rocket businesses, creating a monopoly in a multibillion-dollar market that the Federal Trade Commission acknowledged will probably lead to higher prices and lower quality.
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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 Financial, a unit of financial information provider Thomson Corp., said it received a subpoena from the US Securities and Exchange Commission for documents related to its capital markets intelligence business.
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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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Dow Jones & Co Inc  shareholders voted to approve a $5.6 billion buyout by News Corp  on Thursday, giving Rupert Murdoch control of one of the world's most influential newspapers, the Wall Street Journal.
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QLT Inc. (QLT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (QLTI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it won US regulatory approval for the six-month formulation of its prostate cancer treatment, Eligard.
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WASHINGTON - A major rewrite of corporate tax law that would end a nasty trade dispute with Europe won approval Wednesday from congressional negotiators after House Republicans beat back efforts to increase regulation of tobacco.
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Merger volume hit a record $1.57  trillion in the United States in 2007, according to research  firm Thomson Financial, despite a sharp decline in dealmaking  at mid-year when credit markets tightened and mergers became  more costly to finance.
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U.S. antitrust authorities said on   Tuesday they had approved plans by Lockheed Martin Corp.   LMT.N to buy privately held military support and training   company Pacific Architects and Engineers Inc.
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European Union antitrust regulators have cleared Oracle Corp&#39;s hostile $US7.7 billion ($A10.31 billion) bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc, removing one of the last major hurdles to the contested merger.
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Oracle Corp. won European Union approval for its hostile $7.7 billion takeover offer for PeopleSoft Inc., removing the last regulatory hurdle to the bid.
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U.S. antitrust regulators approved Google Inc.'s $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick Inc., clearing the way for a formidable combination in the burgeoning online advertising sector.
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Time Warner Inc., the world's largest media company, won approval yesterday of a settlement of an investor lawsuit that a judge says will require the company to make changes in how it governs itself.
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Thomson Corp., owner of the Westlaw legal-research and First Call financial data services, will sell its media unit, which includes the Bond Buyer and American Banker magazines, for $350 million to buyout firm Investcorp SA.