12:27 PM EST - Thomson Corp. : is raising its dividend by 10 percent on higher fourth-quarter results as it prepares to complete its planned takeover of Reuters PLC. Thomson, formally based in Toronto but with its head office in Stamford, Conn., and its results in U.S. dollars, said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings rose to $434 million, 67 cents per share, from $391 million, 61 cents per share. Three-month revenue grew to $2.03 billion from $1.85 billion. Thomson Corp.
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