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• Thomson: Up To 290 WSJ Reporters Would Be Jobless If Site Had Gone Free

  PaidContent - 2009-12-01

  WSJ Managing Editor Robert Thomson is known for his one-line zingers. He famously told Google (NSDQ: GOOG) VP Marissa Mayer earlier this fall that her search engine was encouraging “promiscuity.” He also riled some writers at the WSJ just after his arrival by declaring that some of the paper’s...

  Tags: Google Inc., Wall Street Journal, Thomson Corp., Government, Internet, Vertical Industries, Search, Operational Accounting, Finance, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Online News, Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Joseph Tartakoff

• Reuters CEO plays down EU probe into Thomson deal

  - 2007-10-09

  TOKYO AFP — Reuters chief executive Tom Glocer said Wednesday he did not expect a probe by EU antitrust regulators to scuttle a takeover of the British news and data provider by Canadian group Thomson Corp. "We expected it would take us into the first quarter next year" for...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Government, Regulations, Thomson Corp., Thomson Reuters Corp., Tokyo

• Thomson acquires.(industry news)(Brief article)

  - 2007-07-01

  In the middle of announcements of Thomson divestitures came the news of its planned acquisition of Reuters Group, plc for $17.2 billion. If approved by regulators, the deal will close at the end of 3Q 2007. Reuters will be merged with Thomson to create Thomson-Reuters Corp., ...

  Tags: FINANCE, Government, Regulations, Taxes, Thomson Corp., Thomson Reuters Corp.

• Thomson approved to acquire Reuters

  - 2007-05-16

  LONDON -- Thomson won approval Tuesday for its $17.6 billion takeover of Reuters from the British company's editorial watchdog, but the deal now faces intense scrutiny from antitrust regulators and unions unhappy about expected job cuts. The renamed Thomson-Reuters Corp. would reduce the number of major companies...

  Tags: FINANCE, Government, Regulations, Thomson Corp., Thomson Reuters Corp.

• BOXING

  - 2007-05-11

  Byline: DOUG THOMSON , Huddersfield's Tyrone Nurse suffered frustration in his bid to land a prestigious Junior Amateur Boxing Association title. But dad Chris Aston, the Linthwaite based professional boxing trainer, believes the talented 17-year-old can benefit in the long term. New College student Nurse was beaten...

  Tags: ABC Inc., Benefits, England, Government, Regulations, Thomson Corp.

• A Simple Plan for Reform?: The Problem of Complexity in Workplace Regulation

  BNET - 2005-09-01

  The Howard Government has claimed that its reform proposals will 'Streamline' existing federal processes an d eliminate the 'Complex, costly and inefficient' overlap of State and federal laws. But while the Commonwealth may be able to use its constitutional power over corporations to expand the reach of federal regulation, without...

  Tags: Workplace, Thomson Corp., Howard Government, Regulations, Government

• A Saving Strategy

  BNET - 2005-07-01

  While Social Security's future continues to stir debate and make headlines, a separate issue of retirement financing is drawing employers' attention behind the scenes. It's the practice of automatically enrolling employees in companies' defined contribution retirement plans, mainly 401k plans. Some experts see automatic enrollment as the next step in...

  Tags: Strategy, Thomson Corp., 401(k), Retirement Plans, Social Security, Benefits, Investment, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Government, Finance

• Burlington Busts the Affordable Housing Debate

  BNET - 2005-03-01

  With housing prices skyrocketing beyond the means of the average worker, rents eating up a greater share of household income, and HUD funding on the chopping block, local governments have few tools at their disposal to create affordable housing. Too often, mayors are reduced to offering tax breaks to big...

  Tags: Thomson Corp., Government, Vertical Industries, Taxes, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Planning, Finance

• Use GE as the Model for Government Efficiency?: Workers Would Be Axed

  BNET - 2005-02-14

  In the case of politicians, the public is protected from ineptitude and apathy through term limits. Unfortunately for John Q. Citizen, the vast majority of government bureaucrats exist in an environment devoid of responsibility or accountability. The negligent, unqualified and indifferent workers that fill millions of government positions do so...

  Tags: General Electric Co., Thomson Corp., Worker, Government

• The Road to ERP Optimization

  BNET - 2004-12-01

  This is the first in a two-part series about the challenges governments face in attempting to achieve measurable process improvements through ERP technology. Although ERP is routinely heralded as the golden egg of business process improvement, governments should be wary of the snares that can transform this golden egg into...

  Tags: Business Process, Optimization, ERP, Thomson Corp., Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Government, Operational Planning, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations