the technical charts for RTR show a target price of 470p they are at 408 now i think its a good time to buy this one - your feedback is much valued

same here got out at 68 but that QTA has a target now of 90 so maybe worth watching also another quick buck is coming up in 3 days similar to QTA watch out :)

Reuters shares benefited from a positive note issued by CSFB, adding 2.75p to 398.5p. The Swiss broker noted that the company will give a strategy presentation in the third quarter, announcing: 1) additional cost savings beyond Fast Forward; 2) additional investments to accelerate top line growth; and 3) the target capital structure. In CSFB's scenario, which it described as conservative, the broker said that it thought cost savings were worth 1.2 billion pounds in net present value, growth investments would destroy 200 million pounds and the potential 1-billion-pound buy back will be value neutral. The broker said that management's strong track record both in terms of cost reduction and capital allocation allowed it to look beyond the potential 2006 earnings-per-share downgrade and to focus on the potential 1-billon-pound net value creation. The broker reiterated its "outperform" stance and 510p target price.

London extends gains
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Positive broker comment was also a boost to Reuters shares - up 5-1/4 pence at 403-1/2.

Morgan Stanley told clients it believes a successful strategy presentation on July 26 alongside interim results would be very positive for Reuters share price. Morgan Stanley's forecasts assume a 20.5 pct EBITA margin in 2007 and 23.5 pct in 2008.

these babies are gonna fly good for a punt as ftse picks up momentum.

my m8 suggested i bought these, so yesterday i did .... don't know what's going on, but they have just bolted but no rns out yet

3 month chart followed by 5 year

as always ....
red = 25 dma
green = 50 dma
black = 200 dma

5 year chart below.
sp has just charged through the highest level achieved in that time, though sp has been an awful lot higher if your look back 7/10 years

ah ... idle t/o chit-chat it seems ..... well someone seems to believe it, true or not!

and clearly it was true as rns just released states!

idle chit-chat my ar$e

;o)

excellent timing Sir

and how is your arse today sir? ..... a little KY for the weekend perhaps? ...... yippee! what a lucky result as recommendation was actually based on chart

Steady on old chap. You are getting me confused with high flying oil company executives !!!

;o)

Sunday Times has a full page article on RTR and the proposed merger .... it indicates that the final offer will be agreed within a couple of weks and be substantially (whatever that means) above Friday's close of 615 ..... just possibly there is sufficient still to go for on Tuesday morning, though I dare say sp will have bolted again at the open.

sold 50% at 652 to bank a certain profit much much sooner than originally envisaged .... there's a surprise!

at what point should i allow myself to be greedy? .... sp has kindly(?)retreated to 617 so it is becoming tempting ..... so "greedy guts" bought back in at 620

AFX
2.21pm


LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Thomson Corp said its vice chairman, Brian Hall, will leave the company following the agreed 8.7 bln stg cash-and-shares takeover of UK-based financial data and news provider Reuters Group.

'Brian Hall has been an exemplary leader (and) will leave behind a legacy of excellence,' said Dick Harrington, chief executive officer of Thomson, in a statement.

Harry Peterson wrote on a new thread he started here(!), "Considering it's a well and truly 'done deal' at over 690p a share I am amazed that more people are not seeing the profit to be had in this company."

The simple answer is that many are far from convinced that the deal will actually complete due to competition rules (make your own mind up on this) ..... in addition, a portion of any deal is share based and there is also the time element, all of which leads to a discount to the offer price.

i originally bought most fortuitously at about 490 (i think) on 4th May, sold at 650 but bought back at 620 which is where i am now ..... so that pretty much tells you my own view

and have banked my second though relatively modest profit ...... still have a very profitable holding in my discretionary portfolio as on balance "we" think the deal will complete.