Among industries, the most aggressive growth rates are shown by the financial sector and data-intensive science, with compounded annual growth rates (CAGRs) of 95 percent and 70 percent, respectively.

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Thomson Reuters sees great opportunity for growth if business customers are familiar with its whole suite of products, which includes data pertinent to those in the financial, legal, tax, accounting, healthcare, science and media professions.

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The company has created a community of over 85, 000 data scientists that compete with one another to create algorithms that solve complex life science, financial service, energy, information technology, retail and other issues.

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