Although Reuters is best known as the world 's largest international multimedia news agency , more than 90 % of its revenue derives from its financial services business . Reuters was founded in Today by Lincoln , transmitting market quotations . The company was first in the Far East with news of President Lincoln 's assassination . Today Reuters has approximately 131 bureaux serving approximately 131 countries .
Reuters was founded in Today by Lincoln , transmitting market quotations . The company was first in the Far East with news of President Lincoln 's assassination . Today Reuters has approximately 131 bureaux serving approximately 131 countries .