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• Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Reuters Group, Thomson Corp., Johnson & Johnson, Countrywide Financial and Bank of America

  - 2008-04-18

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Reuters Group (Nasdaq: RTRSY), Thomson Corp. (NYSE: TOC), Johnson & Johnson...

  Tags: analyst, Bank of America Corp., blog, FINANCE, Investment, Johnson & Johnson, NYSE Euronext, stock, Thomson Corp., Thomson Reuters Corp.

• Venture-Backed Exits Decline Significantly in First Quarter 2008

  - 2008-04-01

  To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Emily Mendell of NVCA, +1-610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org, for Thomson Financial; Matthew Toole, +1-646-822- 7560, matthew.toole@thomson.com, Sandy Anglin, +1-646-822-7334, sandy.anglin@thomson.com, both of Thomson Financial NEW YORK, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Only five venture-backed initial public offerings totaling $282.7 billion in proceeds were issued in the first...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, investor, IPO, M&A, National Venture Capital Association, Thomson Corp.

• Thomson Shareholders Approve Acquisition of Reuters.

  - 2008-03-26

  STAMFORD, Connecticut, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- - Reuters Shareholders Also Approve Acquisition; Transaction Expected to Close on April 17, 2008 The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), a leading provider of information solutions to business and professional customers worldwide,...

  Tags: acquisition, FINANCE, Investment, SECURITY, shareholder, Thomson Corp., Thomson Reuters Corp.

• ALJ, GCS, KBW, MOH, TOC, BZP Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today.

  - 2008-03-25

  M2 PRESSWIRE-25 March 2008-BUYINS.NET: ALJ, GCS, KBW, MOH, TOC, BZP Have Been Added To Naked Short List TodayC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25032008 BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short...

  Tags: AMEX, Benefits, FINANCE, HEALTHCARE, Investment, NYSE Euronext, SEC, SOFTWARE, stock, Thomson Corp.

• Reuters makes a grand exit.

  - 2008-03-07

  Swan song results underscore the motivation for the merger with Thomson Corporation. Amanda Vermeulen Reuters will marry Canadian information provider Thomson Corporation with quite a dowry - the former notched up a solid increase in revenue, and a hefty 43 per cent...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, merger, Thomson Corp., Thomson Reuters Corp.

• Thomson Files Information Circular for Approval of Reuters Acquisition.

  - 2008-02-29

  STAMFORD, Connecticut, February 29 /PRNewswire/ -- - Transaction Expected to Close on April 17; Interim Dividend to be Paid - (All amounts are in U.S. dollars) The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), a leading provider ...

  Tags: acquisition, dividend, FINANCE, Investment, security, Thomson Corp., Thomson Reuters Corp.

• Competition Bureau Clears Thomson Acquisition of Reuters.

  - 2008-02-19

  OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Feb 19, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- The Competition Bureau announced today that it will not challenge Thomson Corporation's acquisition of Reuters PLC. Commitments made by Thomson to the Bureau to divest certain assets, which are based on remedies negotiated with the U.S. and...

  Tags: acquisition, Bureau, FINANCE, financial, Investment, Thomson Corp., Thomson Reuters Corp.

• CORPORATE FINANCING FOCUS: Cross-Border Mergers Set Record, As Global Consolidation Continues In Many Industries

  - 2008-02-01

  Cross-border mergers and acquisitions accounted for a record 47% of worldwide M&A transactions in 2007, as global consolidation continued to drive merger activity in the materials, financials, and energy and power sectors, according to Thomson Financial. Cross-border volume involving US-based target companies increased steadily throughout the year as the dollar...

  Tags: consolidation, Europe, FINANCE, financial, financing, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Ingersoll-Rand, Investment, M&A, merger, Morgan Stanley, Thomson Corp., Trane

• Venture Capital Performance Positive in All Horizons Ending Q3 2007

  - 2008-01-28

  To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Emily Mendell of NVCA, +1-610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org; or Matthew Toole, +1-646-822-7560, matthew.toole@thomson.com, or Sandy Anglin, +1-646-822-7334, sandy.anglin@thomson.com, both of Thomson Financial NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Venture capital performance showed positive returns across all investment horizons ending September 30, 2007, according to Thomson Financial and...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, National Venture Capital Association, Thomson Corp.

• 2007 Venture Capital Investing Hits Six-Year High at $29.4 Billion

  - 2008-01-21

  Venture capitalists invested $29.4 billion in 3,813 deals in 2007 -- marking the highest yearly investment total since 2001 -- according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Financial. The total invested in 2007 represents a 10.8 percent increase in...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, National Venture Capital Association, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Thomson Corp.