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Reuters ahead of rivals with IBM affirming forecast 02.26.2009 Reuters beat rival newswire Bloomberg by more than 2 1/2 minutes with Feb 26 headlines that IBM was affirming its full-year profit even as other tech companies slashed expectations. The headlines, which were followed by a gain of about 4 percent in IBM shares, were unmatched by Dow Jones and were further evidence of Reuters staying ahead of the pack on delivering forecasts from key tech companies to clients. Reuters Firsts will need at least flash player 9 to give you the full experience. The latest Flash player can be downloaded here	firsts across any industry Commodities & Energy Energy, metals, agricultural and environmental markets FX & Money Markets Macroeconomics, monetary policy, FX and money markets Politics & Risk Politics and political risk Equity & Derivatives Companies, sectors, M&A and the financial industry Fixed Income Sovereign and corporate debt, credit, and ratings firsts by region Americas View stories from this region Europe / Middle East / Africa View stories from this region Asia View stories from this region Emerging Markets View stories from this region

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Reuters ahead of rivals with IBM affirming forecast

02.26.2009

Reuters beat rival newswire Bloomberg by more than 2 1/2 minutes with Feb 26 headlines that IBM was affirming its full-year profit even as other tech companies slashed expectations. The headlines, which were followed by a gain of about 4 percent in IBM shares, were unmatched by Dow Jones and were further evidence of Reuters staying ahead of the pack on delivering forecasts from key tech companies to clients.

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