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• The Thomson Corp. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2007-10-25

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. One moment please for the first question from the line of Drew McReynolds from RBC Capital Markets. Please go ahead. Drew McReynolds - RBC Capital Markets Thanks very much. Good morning. Just on the THOMSONplus program and the acceleration maybe you can...

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• BEST INVESTMENT BANKS 2007

  - 2007-06-01

  INVESTMENT BANK The continuing frenzy of global M&A and debt and equity issuance shows no sign of abating - and investment banks are reaping the benefits. Records fell across the board in 2006 for worldwide debt and equity issuance, as well as mergers and acquisitions, and there are...

  Tags: acquisition, bank, bond, Citigroup Inc., equity, FINANCE, financial, financing, Investment, IPO, LBO, M&A, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Thomson Corp., TXU, UBS AG

• Dow within striking distance of 13,000

  - 2007-04-19

  NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrials set an all-time high Wednesday and climbed within 200 points of 13,000 amid strong earnings from financial companies that seemed vulnerable just weeks ago due to problems in the mortgage industry. The Dow rose 30.80 points to 12,803.84, eclipsing...

  Tags: bank, Benefits, earnings, FINANCE, Freddie Mac, Investment, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., The Dow Chemical Co., Thomson Corp.

• Local earnings

  - 2006-10-18

  Several corporations posted quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Co. registered its third consecutive quarter of record profits in the July-September period as strength in deposit gathering and cross-selling of products offset sluggishness in mortgage operations. The nation's fifth largest...

  Tags: analyst, bank, earnings, FINANCE, Intel Corp., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., revenue, Thomson Corp., Yahoo! Inc.

• BEST INVESTMENT BANKS

  - 2006-06-01

  The biggest wave of mergers and acquisitions since 2000 and record worldwide underwriting of securities are producing strong gains in revenue and earnings at the leading investment banks. The banks also are making hefty trading profits in global stock and bond markets, as well as commodities, thanks to favorable market...

  Tags: acquisition, bank, bond, Citigroup Inc., Credit Suisse Group AG, Deutsche Bank AG, equity, FINANCE, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Investment, IPO, M&A, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Thomson Corp.

• Long-Term Care and Supplemental Disability Income Plans

  BNET - 2005-10-01

  Most banks develop compensation and benefit plans with the belief that their top executives - those most responsible for the bank's prosperity - should be rewarded for their contributions to the bank's financial health. However, the assets those executives build as a result can erode quickly when a long-term illness...

  Tags: Bank, Income, Thomson Corp., Long-term Care, Financial Services, Benefits, Human Resources

• Why Banks Are Missing the Retirement Boom: And More Importantly, What They Can Do to Get in the Game Now

  BNET - 2005-08-01

  Gone are the days when retirement was a well-identified single event, marked by a bon voyage party and a set of new luggage. Today's individuals frequently leave full-time employment only to pursue other careers or to work part-time. In fact, nearly 60% say they plan to pursue some sort of...

  Tags: Bank, Retirement, Thomson Corp., Professional Development, Games, Financial Services, Career, Personal Technology

• BEST INVESTMENT BANKS

  - 2005-06-01

  It's been a busy year for the world's investment banks as they have vied with each other to win a greater slice of an ever-growing pie.From Google's Internet auction-style initial public offering to the rise of private-equity censortiums, investment bankers have lived in interesting times in the past 12 months....

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• How to Keep Retirees' Savings in the Bank

  BNET - 2005-01-28

  America's boomers are heading into the longest retirement in history. One trend that should give bankers sleepless nights: When people have a chance to roll over their 401k plans, more than 70% do so to someone new in a transfer of assets that is approaching $200 billion a year. And...

  Tags: Asset, Bank, Thomson Corp., Asset Management, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Business Operations

• Business Banking: Union Bank Opens Check 21 University

  BNET - 2004-08-01

  Given the industry chatter and column inches dedicated to Check 21, it would seem inconceivable there's anyone who doesn't know about the potential triumph-someday-over physical checks. But there's still a knowledge gap, particularly in segments such as small and middle-market businesses, and Union Bank sees that as an opportunity to...

  Tags: Bank, Banking, Thomson Corp., Check 21, Financial Services, Strategy, Management