Thomson Reuters Profit Declines 54% on Merger Costs; Sales Miss Estimates Aug 13, 2008
Thomson Corp. Reuters Group Plc in April and is integrating legal databases, bond-trading systems, news and advisory services. While financial services markets ``are likely to remain challenging through at least the end of the year,'' the merger puts the company in a better position to cope, Chief Executive Officer told reporters today. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Thomson Reuters to cut 1,500 jobs in '08 May 20, 2008
Chief executive Thomas Glocer is integrating legal databases, bond-trading networks, news, and advisory services. The company, which has about 50,000 employees, said May 1 that annualized savings will total $1 billion by the end of 2010 and $1. (Boston Globe)
Thomson Reuters Consummates $15.9 Billion Merger, to Focus on Integration Apr 17, 2008
The new Thomson Reuters, based in New York, combines legal databases, bond-trading networks and news operations 11 months after the deal was announced. The most overlapping and jobs are in the U.S., especially New York, and in the investment and advisory unit that offers services such as earnings estimates, Glocer said. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Hsu case sheds light on blind donors in race Dec 5, 2007
Houghtaling said his researchers ran the names of all donors who gave $5,000 or more to Democrats through news and legal databases along with words such as "indictment" and "corrupt." They also combed public records to find their previous addresses, property records and to search for evidence of bankruptcies and tax liens. Ken Gross, a campaign-finance lawyer who has represented Republicans and Democrats, said it's not hard to see why Hsu, who personally donated nearly $260,000 to Democrats... (USA Today)
Hotel Guests At Risk From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, According To Study Jun 7, 2007
Using data collected at the LDS Hospital Hyperbaric Medicine Department and searches of legal databases and online news databanks, the researchers found 68 incidents of CO poisoning occurring at hotels, motels, and resorts between 1989 and 2004. In these incidents, 711 guests, 41 employees or owners and 20 rescue personnel were accidentally poisoned. (Science Daily)
Motels lack CO detectors Jun 7, 2007
To quantify incidents, the researchers combed local news reports, other publications and legal databases, and looked at other data on patients poisoned in lodging. They didn't count someone as a victim unless that individual was taken to the hospital to be treated, or died. (Deseret News)
Numbers Cruncher May 17, 2007
Thomson's operating profit margin on its legal databases was 31% last year. The operating margin at Thomson Financial was slimmer, however, at 19. (SmartMoney)
Thomson-Reuters merger a balancing act May 16, 2007
Key positions of chief financial officer, chief technology officer and head of the Professional business, which includes its medical and legal databases. Search the News Search. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
