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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Thomson Reuters is in for a tough slog after missing expectations	Filed under: Earnings reports, Bad news, Competitive strategy, ThomsonCorp (TOC)The timing of the Thomson-Reuters merger could not have been worse as many of their biggest customers on Wall Street are struggling. Now, Thomson Reuters Corporation (NYSE: TRI) is trying to make the best of a bad situation. Investors may like what they are seeing today but they won't over the long term.Shares of Thomson Reuters are trading up even though the financial information company reported disappointing earni...	August 12, 2008
Media World: Who is running Bloomberg News?	Filed under: Products and services, News Corp'B' (NWS), Media World, ThomsonCorp (TOC)Who is the boss of Bloomberg News?During my career there, there was no question that Matthew Winkler was in charge. My colleagues laughed hysterically when I told them I asked Winkler about his bow ties during my interview with him before I was hired. Bloomberg's editor-in-chief is not known for his sense of humor. Good thing I didn't bring up bow ties -- which he wears every day -- again. That's why I found ...	May 14, 2008
Analyst initiations: Full House Resorts, Starent Networks, Capital Trust	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst initiations, ThomsonCorp (TOC), Reuters Group ADS (RTRSY)MOST NOTEWORTHY: Full House Resorts, Starent Networks and Capital Trust were today's noteworthy initiations: Morgan Joseph said Full House Resorts Inc.'s (AMEX: FLL) valuation does not reflect the present value of its tribal management contract with the FireKeepers Casino. Shares were initiated with a Buy rating and $3.50 target. Starent Networks Corporation (NASDAQ: STAR) was assumed with...	April 21, 2008
Tuesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesRightnow Tech (RNOW)- Pacific Growth Equities Neutral » Buy AvalonBay (AVB)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform BRE Properties (BRE)- BMO Capital Markets Underperform » Market Perform Mobile TeleSystems (MBT)- Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform Wet Seal (WTSLA)- Cowen & Co Neutral » Outperform Methode Electronics (MEI)- Robert W. Baird Neutral » OutperformVisteon (VC)- Robert W. Baird Neutral » Outperform Tenneco (TEN)- Robert W. Baird ...	April 01, 2008
Analyst downgrades: SGP, VOD, TIBX, RYAAY, TOC, OMTR	Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, ThomsonCorp (TOC)MOST NOTEWORTHY: Schering-Plough, Vodafone and Tibco were today's noteworthy downgrades: Goldman downgraded Schering-Plough (NYSE: SGP) to Neutral from Buy following the panel discussion suggestion that doctors cut use of Vytrorin, Zetia. Shares were also cut at Lehman to Equal Weight from Overweight and at Cowen to Neutral from Outperform. Morgan Stanley lowered Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) to Underweight from Overweight as th...	March 31, 2008
Reuters on International Herald Tribune; Noise, Content or Just Market Share	Reuters Group (RTRSY) soon to be acquired by Thomson Corp (TOC) has displaced Bloomberg LP and will now be providing content to the International Herald Tribune which is also now owned by New York Times (NYT). The deal is interesting because the revenue model calls for Reuters to participate in advertising revenues that the business news section of IHP generates. Before Bloomberg just received a syndication fee and cashed their cheques. Reuters and IHP/NYT all compete with Dow Jones/WSJ and News...	December 10, 2007
Thomson Learning Teaches Market Reality. Is Blackstone Listening?	The Thomson Corporation (NYSE:TOC)experienced serious push back from debt markets as they attempted to sell Thomson Learning to private equity. The leverage side of the deal ie the lenders and potential bond holders demaded stronger terms and pretty well got them. Apparently the lenders realized that its a new day and they are more in the drivers seat than the deal makers who desperately need to rent the very large sums of money.At the same time Blackstone's (NYSE:BX) IPO goes ballistic because ...	June 25, 2007
Will Pearson (PSO) Sell The Financial Times?	According to the Observer of London, many Pearson (PSO) shareholders want the company to sell the Financial Times. They believe that the paper is worth well over $1 billion, perhaps based on the price that News Corp (NWS) has been willing to bid for Dow Jones (DJ). In recent years, Pearson has moved away from financial publishing and toward educational information. Potential buyers could be Thomson (TOC) which recently bought Reuters (RTRSY) and Murdoch. Douglas A. McIntyre...	June 24, 2007
Will Pearson (PSO) Buy Dow Jones (DJ)?	At the risk of stating the obvious, Dow Jones (DJ) needs a way out. Its shares were moving along in the low $30s until News Corp (NWS) offered $60. If the controlling Bancroft family turns down the News Corp offer, the shares head back to their old territory. To make matters worse, Dow Jones business, especially its Newswire operations, are likely to face stronger competition from a merged Reuters (RTRSY) and Thomson (TOC). With Reuters and Thomson married, most of the logical buyers f...	May 19, 2007
Murdochs Next Move	Murdochs News Corp (NYSE:NWS)big money offer for Dow Jones (NYSE:DJ) continues to receive criticism. The Pulitzer Prize winning Beijing Office of the Wall Street journal has written a publicly reported letter expressing support against the offer. The journalists who annoyed Chinese government officials with critical articles are rightfully concerned about editorial interference. If Murdoch wins they will need to be concerned about their jobs.In the mean time Thomson (NYSE:TOC) and Reuters (RTRSF...	May 15, 2007

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