AI investments hit short-term profit

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THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $227 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 449.7 million; Market cap: $102.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 10.5; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters.com) recently sold its remaining stake in London Stock Exchange Group plc (Over-the-counter Pink Sheets symbol LDNXF) for $600 million (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). It acquired those shares in January 2021 when it sold its holding in financial information provider Refinitiv to the LSE. Meantime, thanks to improving demand for Thomson’s legal and tax information products, revenue in the quarter ended June 30, 2024, rose 5.6%, to $1.74 billion from $1.65 billion a year earlier. However, earnings before unusual items fell 4.4%, to $0.85 from $0.88. That’s mainly due to increased spending on new growth projects, such as incorporating artificial intelligence features into its products. Thomson Reuters is a buy. buy. …