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Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

Source: Brics Competition Law and Policy Centre.

Brics and China unite for a groundbreaking commodities exchange system

19 Sep 2024

Source: © The Media Leader In a move termed, "an excellent outcome for WPP" by Mark Read, WPP CEO, WPP will sell its entire majority stake in FGS Global

WPP sells majority stake in FGS Global to Bidco Inc - An excellent outcome for WPP

7 Aug 2024

Valuable paintings by world renowned artists, including Edgar Degas, and possibly looted from art galleries and Jewish families are displayed on a German website. Image: Wikipedia

German recluse launches website on 'Nazi art' trove

18 Feb 2014

Vodafone has spent £1.9bn on buying spectrum in India to expand its business. Image:

Vodafone India buys spectrum licences for £1.9bn

17 Feb 2014

Volvo is cutting jobs to reduce costs and put it in a more profitable position. Image: Volvo

Volvo cuts 2,400 more jobs as truck sales drop

8 Feb 2014

Alcatel-Lucent is returning to profitability after years of losses. Image: Fotomek

Alcatel-Lucent - from losses to profits

7 Feb 2014

Dry weather in Brazil drives up coffee price

Dry weather in Brazil drives up coffee price

5 Feb 2014

Fiat changes name, disappoints with profits

Fiat changes name, disappoints with profits

30 Jan 2014

Philips' chief executive Frans van Houten says the company is on track to achieve its 2016 objectives. Image: Wiki Images

Philips reports sharp switch into annual profit

29 Jan 2014

A computer glitch over the weekend meant that about 7,000 ATMs failed to dispense cash to customers. Image: AdamR

Further IT glitch hits UK bank customers

27 Jan 2014

Nokia's Risto Siilasmaa says the company's fortunes are improving after selling its handset business to Microsoft. Image:

Nokia mobile sales drop ahead of Microsoft handover

24 Jan 2014

Renault's top-selling Duster has recently been launched in South Africa. Image:

Renault's sales rise thanks to low-cost cars

22 Jan 2014

SAP says the move to cloud computing allowed it to boost earnings. Image: V. Poth

Cloud-computing boosts German software giant SAP

13 Jan 2014

Tesco says its retail sales over the Christmas period were down compared with previous years. Image: Tesco

Tesco reports falling sales over key Christmas period

10 Jan 2014

Denmark's largest supermarket chain has been sold for €1.9bn by Moeller-Maersk. Image:

Moeller-Maersk raises €2.6bn from asset sales

8 Jan 2014

Fiat's Sergio Marchionne has engineered the takeover of Chrysler and plans to make the merged entity into a major car manufacturer operating on a global scale. Image:

Fiat shares surge on Chrysler merger

3 Jan 2014

The European manufacturing sector is showing signs of improvement. Image: beeboys

Europe's manufacturing sector posts highest growth in 31 months

3 Jan 2014

Audi says it will invest heavily in modernising its plant and selling more cars. Image: Audi

Audi to invest €22bn in new models and technology

31 Dec 2013

Internet companies haved called on the US government to revise its surveillance programmes. Image: Michael Brown

Technology companies call on US to reform surveillance laws

10 Dec 2013

Thousands of RBS customers were unable to access their cash or make any payments when banking systems crashed. Image: Tarasov_vl

RBS admits to decades of under-investment

4 Dec 2013

The Iranian version of the Peugeot 405. Image: Wiki Images

Renault, Peugeot likely to profit from Iran deal

26 Nov 2013

A probe into collusion among shipping companies has been launched by the European Commission. Image: Wiki Images

EU launches anti-trust probe into container shipping lines

26 Nov 2013

Deutsche Telecoms is to sell the Immobillien Scout 24 website for €1.5bn. Image: Wiki Images

Deutsche Telekom sells 70% stake in Scout24 for €1.5bn

22 Nov 2013

One of the painting indentified by a Dutch museum that was found in the grubby flat in Germany, thought to hold hundreds of value paintings looted by the Nazis. Image:

Germany puts 590 works from Nazi art trove online

18 Nov 2013

Vivendi has seen its profits rocked by poor sales and the high cost of buying programmes. Image: Vivendi

Vivendi third quarter net profit falls 24% to €376m

18 Nov 2013

Vodafone's headquarters in Newbury. Image:

Vodafone's after tax earnings of £17.95bn

13 Nov 2013

Lafarge's Hope factory. Results for the company disappointed analysts. Image: Wiki Images

Lafarge disappoints with profit but holds targets

7 Nov 2013

Vivendi's chairman Jean-Rene Fourtou. Image: Emanuele Scorcelletti. Vivendi.

Vivendi's €4.2bn deal with Maroc Telecom

6 Nov 2013

AB InBev reports better than expected third quarter

AB InBev reports better than expected third quarter

4 Nov 2013

TomTom's profits collapse as car sales fall. Image:

TomTom reports profits slump as car sales slow

31 Oct 2013

Nokia's Lumia sales up 200%. Image: Nokia

Nokia reports €91m net loss as sales fall

30 Oct 2013

Volvo is to cut 2,000 jobs in its truck division. Image: Volvoapaedia.

Volvo, Electrolux slash total of 4,000 jobs

28 Oct 2013

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Vodafone has spent £1.9bn on buying spectrum in India to expand its business. Image:

Vodafone India buys spectrum licences for £1.9bn

17 Feb 2014

Volvo is cutting jobs to reduce costs and put it in a more profitable position. Image: Volvo

Volvo cuts 2,400 more jobs as truck sales drop

8 Feb 2014

Alcatel-Lucent is returning to profitability after years of losses. Image: Fotomek

Alcatel-Lucent - from losses to profits

7 Feb 2014

Dry weather in Brazil drives up coffee price

Dry weather in Brazil drives up coffee price

5 Feb 2014

Fiat changes name, disappoints with profits

Fiat changes name, disappoints with profits

30 Jan 2014

Philips' chief executive Frans van Houten says the company is on track to achieve its 2016 objectives. Image: Wiki Images

Philips reports sharp switch into annual profit

29 Jan 2014

A computer glitch over the weekend meant that about 7,000 ATMs failed to dispense cash to customers. Image: AdamR

Further IT glitch hits UK bank customers

27 Jan 2014

Nokia's Risto Siilasmaa says the company's fortunes are improving after selling its handset business to Microsoft. Image:

Nokia mobile sales drop ahead of Microsoft handover

24 Jan 2014

Renault's top-selling Duster has recently been launched in South Africa. Image:

Renault's sales rise thanks to low-cost cars

22 Jan 2014

SAP says the move to cloud computing allowed it to boost earnings. Image: V. Poth

Cloud-computing boosts German software giant SAP

13 Jan 2014

Tesco says its retail sales over the Christmas period were down compared with previous years. Image: Tesco

Tesco reports falling sales over key Christmas period

10 Jan 2014

Denmark's largest supermarket chain has been sold for €1.9bn by Moeller-Maersk. Image:

Moeller-Maersk raises €2.6bn from asset sales

8 Jan 2014

Fiat's Sergio Marchionne has engineered the takeover of Chrysler and plans to make the merged entity into a major car manufacturer operating on a global scale. Image:

Fiat shares surge on Chrysler merger

3 Jan 2014

The European manufacturing sector is showing signs of improvement. Image: beeboys

Europe's manufacturing sector posts highest growth in 31 months

3 Jan 2014

Audi says it will invest heavily in modernising its plant and selling more cars. Image: Audi

Audi to invest €22bn in new models and technology

31 Dec 2013

Internet companies haved called on the US government to revise its surveillance programmes. Image: Michael Brown

Technology companies call on US to reform surveillance laws

10 Dec 2013

Thousands of RBS customers were unable to access their cash or make any payments when banking systems crashed. Image: Tarasov_vl

RBS admits to decades of under-investment

4 Dec 2013

The Iranian version of the Peugeot 405. Image: Wiki Images

Renault, Peugeot likely to profit from Iran deal

26 Nov 2013

A probe into collusion among shipping companies has been launched by the European Commission. Image: Wiki Images

EU launches anti-trust probe into container shipping lines

26 Nov 2013

Deutsche Telecoms is to sell the Immobillien Scout 24 website for €1.5bn. Image: Wiki Images

Deutsche Telekom sells 70% stake in Scout24 for €1.5bn

22 Nov 2013

One of the painting indentified by a Dutch museum that was found in the grubby flat in Germany, thought to hold hundreds of value paintings looted by the Nazis. Image:

Germany puts 590 works from Nazi art trove online

18 Nov 2013

Vivendi has seen its profits rocked by poor sales and the high cost of buying programmes. Image: Vivendi

Vivendi third quarter net profit falls 24% to €376m

18 Nov 2013

Vodafone's headquarters in Newbury. Image:

Vodafone's after tax earnings of £17.95bn

13 Nov 2013

Lafarge's Hope factory. Results for the company disappointed analysts. Image: Wiki Images

Lafarge disappoints with profit but holds targets

7 Nov 2013

Vivendi's chairman Jean-Rene Fourtou. Image: Emanuele Scorcelletti. Vivendi.

Vivendi's €4.2bn deal with Maroc Telecom

6 Nov 2013

AB InBev reports better than expected third quarter

AB InBev reports better than expected third quarter

4 Nov 2013

TomTom's profits collapse as car sales fall. Image:

TomTom reports profits slump as car sales slow

31 Oct 2013

Nokia's Lumia sales up 200%. Image: Nokia

Nokia reports €91m net loss as sales fall

30 Oct 2013

Volvo is to cut 2,000 jobs in its truck division. Image: Volvoapaedia.

Volvo, Electrolux slash total of 4,000 jobs

28 Oct 2013

Peugeot reports sales fall, holds targets, shares rise

Peugeot reports sales fall, holds targets, shares rise

24 Oct 2013

Peugeot misses European car sales rally

Peugeot misses European car sales rally

18 Oct 2013

Swedish SKF's net profit drops in the third quarter

16 Oct 2013

YSL muse auctions off huge fashion collection

YSL muse auctions off huge fashion collection

16 Oct 2013

Vodafone now owns Kabel Deutschland

Vodafone now owns Kabel Deutschland

15 Oct 2013

Alcatel-Lucent to cut 15,000 jobs worldwide

Alcatel-Lucent to cut 15,000 jobs worldwide

8 Oct 2013

French lawmakers to move against Amazon

French lawmakers to move against Amazon

4 Oct 2013

Unilever sales hit by emerging markets slowdown

Unilever sales hit by emerging markets slowdown

2 Oct 2013

German TV maker Loewe files for bankruptcy

German TV maker Loewe files for bankruptcy

2 Oct 2013

Siemens to cut 15 000 jobs next year

Siemens to cut 15 000 jobs next year

1 Oct 2013

Volkswagen to de-list from London Stock Exchange

Volkswagen to de-list from London Stock Exchange

1 Oct 2013

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