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Thompson Reuters Replaces IM Software To Avert Wall Street Disruption

Thompson Reuters on Wednesday said it averted a communications crisis in the financial industry well in advance of its Aug. 1 deadline to stop using its instant message software.
08 1 2008 9:35PM (...more)

Reuters seeks evidence on why cameraman held in Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Reuters urged the U.S. military on Thursday to immediately release an Iraqi cameraman working for the news organization or to publicly produce evidence to justify his detention.
08 1 2008 1:48AM (...more)

Reuters loses right to use crucial IM technology

SAN FRANCISCO - Thomson Reuters Corp . must remove a crucial layer of software from its instant messaging service beginning Friday under a federal court order that threatens to disrupt communications within dozens of stock brokerages and banks.
07 30 2008 6:36PM (...more)

Confidence drops in U.S. economic policy: Reuters poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public confidence in U.S. economic policy dipped this month as unstable markets and shaky financial institutions left Americans uneasy about the future, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
07 17 2008 4:38AM (...more)

Obama has 7-point edge on McCain: Reuters poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has a 7-point lead on Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race, and holds a small edge on the crucial question of who would best manage the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
07 17 2008 3:07AM (...more)

Reuters seeks U.S. army video of staff killed in Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it was still processing a request by Reuters for video footage from U.S. helicopters and other materials relating to the killing of two Iraqi staff in Baghdad a year ago.
07 12 2008 7:11AM (...more)

Thomson Reuters team goes to Standard & Poor's: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A half-dozen members of the Thomson Reuters ( TRI.TO ) (TRIL.L) research department are moving to Standard & Poor's to form a new department to produce market research for hedge funds and other Wall Street players , The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
06 19 2008 3:20PM (...more)

Gloomy Americans adjust to economy: Reuters poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans remain gloomy about the future but feel marginally better this month as they adjust to high gas prices and a faltering economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
06 19 2008 12:05PM (...more)

Obama has narrow lead on McCain: Reuters poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has a narrow 5-point lead on Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race, but holds a big early edge with the crucial swing voting blocs of independents and women, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
06 19 2008 10:52AM (...more)

Pentagon: Shooting of Reuters journalist in Iraq justified

WASHINGTON - The 2005 shooting death of a Reuters journalist in the midst of a firefight in Baghdad was justified because U.S. soldiers believed the camera protruding from an unmarked car was a rocket propelled grenade , the Pentagon's internal watchdog has concluded.
06 19 2008 10:01AM (...more)