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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Recent acquisitions help boost Nasdaq earnings, (NASDAQ: NDAQ), (NYSE: TRI), (TSE: TRI.TO)

Transatlantic exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Group Inc on Wednesday reported a higher fourth-quarter profit, helped by increased revenue from recent acquisitions.Net income attributable to Nasdaq totaled $141 million, or 81 cents per share, up from $85 million, or 50 cents per share, a year earlier.Not including one-time items, the New York-based company earned 69 cents per share, topping the consensus of analysts by 2 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.Revenue rose 23 percent to $520 million.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ OMX) is a holding company. Shares of NDAQ traded higher by 1.78% or $0.66/share to $37.79. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $27.47 and as high as $40.74. On average, 1208120 shares of NDAQ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1938439.

Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson Reuters) is a provider of information for the world?s businesses and professionals. Shares of TRI fell by 0.23% or $-0.08/share to $35.44. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $29.33 and as high as $38.73. On average, 643179 shares of TRI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 912576.

Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson Reuters) is a provider of information for the world?s businesses and professionals. Shares of TRI fell by 0.48% or $-0.19/share to $39.25. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $29.40 and as high as $42.10. On average, 825306 shares of TRI.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1238846.



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