Shares in the news and information provider rose 5 percent in early trading to C$73.24, marking a record high. "We have a number of potential targets," Chief Executive Jim Smith told analysts on a conference call. Under the agreement with Blackstone, Refinitiv will make minimum annual payments of $325 million to over 30 years, adjusted for inflation, to secure access to its news service, equal to almost $10 billion in all.