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    Reuters175 | 1929:  On 25 October 1929, Reuters reported the turmoil gripping Wall Street after Black Thursday. A Reuters telegram described a “£1,000,000,000 crash” and record trading volumes, documenting one of history's defining financial stories as it unfolded. #Reuters175
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    Aug 7
    Reuters175 | 1928: Reuters' new City Ticker delivered market prices directly to firms in London, reducing delays and changing how financial information was distributed. An early step towards the real-time financial data services we know today. #Reuters175
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    Aug 6
    Reuters175 | 1927:  As radio emerged as a new way to deliver news, Reuters joined the BBC, news agencies and newspaper representatives in agreeing how news bulletins would be supplied and distributed. Reuters was helping to shape the future of news once again. #Reuters175
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    Aug 5
    Reuters175 | 1926: Novelist and Reuters director John Buchan, best known for The Thirty-Nine Steps, was Reuters General Manager Roderick Jones's preferred successor as managing director, a private letter to Jones'  lawyer reveals. The contingency was never needed. #Reuters175
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    Aug 4
    Reuters175 | 1925: The Press Association acquired a majority shareholding in Reuters, reflecting a growing belief that the agency should be owned by the newspaper industry it served. By 1930, it had acquired the remaining shares. #Reuters175