Reuters agrees to Thomson buyout

News service Reuters has agreed to a deal with Canadian financial data provider Thomson in a deal worth about £8.7bn ($17bn)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6656525.stm

Further commentary from the BBC's business editor here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/

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nice blog

I'm off topic, but thanks for that link - I enjoyed Peston's blog, wish I could speak with that kind of authority. And anyone who can title a post, "What Price Belgium?" gets my total respect.