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Thomson Reuters Corporation is a global media and information company that provides news, data, and analytics primarily for professionals in the financial, legal, tax, accounting, and media sectors.

Thomson Reuters Corporation is a Canadian multinational company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2008 when Thomson Corporation acquired the Reuters Group, combining expertise in business information services and global news coverage. The company operates in more than 100 countries and serves millions of professional clients worldwide.

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THOMSON REUTERS CORP. (Toronto symbol TRI; www.thomsonreuters.com) gets 55% of its revenue by selling news and information to professionals in the banking industry. The remaining 45% comes from providing specialized information products to clients in the legal, accounting and scientific research fields. Thomson earned $137 million, or $0.16 a share, in 2013 (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). That’s down sharply from $2.0 billion, or $2.39 a share, in 2012....
THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $38 (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 815.8 million; Market cap: $31.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 3.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters.com) gets 55% of its revenue by selling news and information to professionals in the banking industry. The remaining 45% comes from providing specialized information products to clients in the legal, accounting and scientific research fields.

Thomson earned $137 million, or $0.16 a share, in 2013 (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). That’s down sharply from $2.0 billion, or $2.39 a share, in 2012.

Financial institutions continue to cut their spending on information products in the wake of the 2008 credit crisis. In response, Thomson is cutting jobs and eliminating less-profitable products.
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THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $38 (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 815.8 million; Market cap: $31.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 3.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters.com) gets 55% of its revenue by selling news and information to professionals in the banking industry....
THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $40 (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 827.2 million; Market cap: $33.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 3.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters.com) gets 55% of its revenue by selling news and information to professionals in the banking industry. The remaining 45% comes from providing specialized information products to clients in the legal, accounting and scientific research fields.




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Shares rise as Thomson builds on Reuters merger with new products and acquisitions
THOMSON REUTERS CORP. (Toronto symbol TRI; www.thomsonreuters.com) gets 55% of its revenue by selling news and information to professionals in the banking industry. The remaining 45% comes from providing specialized information products to clients in the legal, accounting and scientific research fields....
THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $40 (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 827.2 million; Market cap: $33.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 3.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters.com) gets 55% of its revenue by selling news and information to professionals in the banking industry....
SUNCOR ENERGY INC., $36.80, Toronto symbol SU, announced this week that it will develop its Fort Hill oil sands property north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. Suncor owns 40.8% of Fort Hills, and will operate the project. Total S.A. of France owns 39.2%, while Teck Resources (see below) holds the remaining 20.0%. Fort Hills’ reserves should last 50 years. The company will contribute $5.5 billion to Fort Hills’ $13.5-billion cost. The project should begin operating in the fourth quarter of 2017. It should ultimately produce 180,000 barrels a day; Suncor’s share is 73,440 barrels. To put that in context, Suncor’s average daily production in the third quarter of 2013 rose 11.2%, to 595,000 barrels of oil equivalent from 535,300 barrels a year earlier....
TRANSCANADA CORP., $45.59, Toronto symbol TRP, has completed the purchase of a solar power facility in Brockville, Ontario, from Canadian Solar (Nasdaq symbol CSIQ). This is the first part of TransCanada’s agreement to buy nine Ontario solar power stations from Canadian Solar. The company expects to take possession of the remaining eight facilities by the end of 2014. In all, TransCanada will pay $470 million. That’s equal to 1.3 times the $370 million, or $0.52 a share, that the company earned in the three months ended March 31, 2013....
THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $31 (www.thomsonreuters.com) has increased its quarterly dividend by 1.6%, to $0.325 U.S. a share from $0.32 U.S. The new annual rate of $1.30 U.S. yields 4.3%. Buy.
MANITOBA TELECOM SERVICES INC. $33 (www. mtsallstream.com) reported that its revenue fell 3.5% in 2012, to $1.7 billion from $1.8 billion in 2011. That’s because revenue declined 8.3% at its Allstream division, which provides telecommunication services to businesses....