"Following the financial crisis of 2008, Thomson Reuters acquired Merrill Lynch."
Is the above claim true?
Options:
- yes
- no
Your chain-of-thought:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
user
Bank of America, and not Thomson Reuters, acquired Merrill Lynch after the 2008 financial crisis. The answer is no.