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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

European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Ferdinando Nelli Feroci says that while this is a setback for the programme he is confident it will continue to go ahead as planned. Image:

Space experts try to fix Galileo satellites

26 Aug 2014

High Pay Centre's Deborah Hargreaves says that the pay packages of executives are iniquitious and need to be capped by legislation. Image: Twitter

UK bosses earn 143 times more than workers

19 Aug 2014

One of Telecom Italia's base stations in Italy where the company is still feeling the effects of the recession as fewer people are making calls or using Internet services. Image:

Telecom Italia makes €543m but economic crisis continues

7 Aug 2014

Telefonica has offered Vivendi €6.7bn for its Brazilian subsidiary GVT. Image: Flickr

Telefonica wants to buy Brazil's GVT

6 Aug 2014

Beats headphones and music streaming system. The European Commission has approved the deal for Apple to buy Beats for $3bn. Image:

EU clears Apple's $3bn Beats deal despite Bose legal claims

29 Jul 2014

Nokia's Rajeev Suri says that having sold the phone division to Microsoft the company's networking products and services are showing strong growth and profitability. Image:

Nokia renaissance sees profits climb

25 Jul 2014

After 11 consecutive quarters of losses, STMicroelectronics has now returned to profit. Image:

STMicrolectronics disappoints investors despite profits

24 Jul 2014

Telefonica has finally sold its Irish subsidiary to Hutchison Whampoa for €850. Image:

Telefonica concludes sale of Irish business

17 Jul 2014

Dismissed BES Chief Executive Ricardo Salgado is blamed for the investment in the holding company that led to €847m not being repaid. Image:

Shareholder digs hole for Portuguese bank

17 Jul 2014

Valery Seleznev says his son, hacker son, Roman might die in a US prison unless he's kept on appropriate medication. Image:

Hacking accused could die in US prison

14 Jul 2014

Troubled and debt-ridden Alitalia is to sell 49% of it equity to Ethihad. Image:

Etihad buys 49% of Alitalia

26 Jun 2014

Bouygues Telecom's Olivier Roussat says it will cut its workforce by 1,516 people in an effort to reduce costs. Image:

Bouygues Telecom cuts workforce by nearly 20%

12 Jun 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Alumnia says multi-national companies are not paying enough taxes. Image:

EU says international companies got 'illegal state aid'

12 Jun 2014

Head of Deezer Simon Baldeyrou says he is proud to have done a deal with Disney Films to bring songs and animation streaming to France and eventually to the 182 countries that Deezer serves. Image:

Disney and Deezer to stream music, animations

3 Jun 2014

Warren Buffett's NetJets is proving that partial ownership of private jets makes a viable business. Image:

Catch a private jet for €550 an hour

27 May 2014

WIN Chief Executive, Alison Wenham says YouTube's terms and conditions are indefensible for independent music producers. Image:

YouTube resists WIN's music streaming ultimatum

26 May 2014

Russia has slapped penal duties on vans imported from Italy and Germany. Image: Wikipedia

EU challenges Russia at WTO over duties on vans

22 May 2014

Volkswagen now owns 90% of the shares in Swedish truck company Scania. Image: Wikipedia

Volkswagen buys Scania as Swedish shareholder sells stake

15 May 2014

Danish journalist Ken B. Rasmussen has been charged for snooping on private credit card information. Image:

Danish journalists charged over credit card snooping

15 May 2014

Rupert Murdoch is working on plans to create a Pan-European major television broadcasting company. Image: Wikipedia

Murdoch targets creation of pan-European pay TV company

13 May 2014

Alcatel-Lucent expects to get back to a positive cash flow next year after recording another loss in the first quarter of this year. Image: Idea go free

Alcatel-Lucent trims loss, aims for positve cash flow

12 May 2014

Norbert Reithofer, Chief Executive of BMW says that record profits and sales are expected this year. Image:

BMW gets off to roaring start in 2014

8 May 2014

Herbert Hainer, Chief Executive of Adidas says the first quarter profits were hurt by the strong euro but overall, strong profits will be recorded this year. Image: Adidas

Adidas profits hurt by strong euro

8 May 2014

Orange's Gervais Pellissier says that the company has managed to staunch if falling sales amid tough competition. Image: Orange

Orange says it has staunched sales drop

2 May 2014

Renault has halted a deal with Zil to open a production plant in the country. Zil mainly builds trucks for the military and construction sector although it is now offering some commercial vehicles as well. Image: Wikipedia

Renault freezes Zil deal blaming the ruble's slump

24 Apr 2014

Telefonica's Stephen Shurrock says the advertising service will be a leading technology platform. Image: Telefonica

New US-Spanish firm targets rich mobile ad market

17 Apr 2014

Microchip machine manufacturer ASML has cut its profit and revenue forecast for the next six months. Image:

Dutch group ASML slashes forecast

17 Apr 2014

Citroen will introduce more models to its range in an effort to penetrate global markets. Image:

Peugeot Citroen reveals recovery strategy, shares slump

16 Apr 2014

One of Holcim's many cement plants around the world. The company has confirmed it is in merger talks with Lafarge. Image:

Holcim confirms merger talks with Lafarge

7 Apr 2014

Mobile company SFR is at the centre of a battle for control of its shares that are being sold by Vivendi. Image:

Bouygues boosts mobile bid for SFR, in French turf war

7 Apr 2014

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European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Ferdinando Nelli Feroci says that while this is a setback for the programme he is confident it will continue to go ahead as planned. Image:

Space experts try to fix Galileo satellites

26 Aug 2014

High Pay Centre's Deborah Hargreaves says that the pay packages of executives are iniquitious and need to be capped by legislation. Image: Twitter

UK bosses earn 143 times more than workers

19 Aug 2014

One of Telecom Italia's base stations in Italy where the company is still feeling the effects of the recession as fewer people are making calls or using Internet services. Image:

Telecom Italia makes €543m but economic crisis continues

7 Aug 2014

Telefonica has offered Vivendi €6.7bn for its Brazilian subsidiary GVT. Image: Flickr

Telefonica wants to buy Brazil's GVT

6 Aug 2014

Beats headphones and music streaming system. The European Commission has approved the deal for Apple to buy Beats for $3bn. Image:

EU clears Apple's $3bn Beats deal despite Bose legal claims

29 Jul 2014

Nokia's Rajeev Suri says that having sold the phone division to Microsoft the company's networking products and services are showing strong growth and profitability. Image:

Nokia renaissance sees profits climb

25 Jul 2014

After 11 consecutive quarters of losses, STMicroelectronics has now returned to profit. Image:

STMicrolectronics disappoints investors despite profits

24 Jul 2014

Telefonica has finally sold its Irish subsidiary to Hutchison Whampoa for €850. Image:

Telefonica concludes sale of Irish business

17 Jul 2014

Dismissed BES Chief Executive Ricardo Salgado is blamed for the investment in the holding company that led to €847m not being repaid. Image:

Shareholder digs hole for Portuguese bank

17 Jul 2014

Valery Seleznev says his son, hacker son, Roman might die in a US prison unless he's kept on appropriate medication. Image:

Hacking accused could die in US prison

14 Jul 2014

Troubled and debt-ridden Alitalia is to sell 49% of it equity to Ethihad. Image:

Etihad buys 49% of Alitalia

26 Jun 2014

Bouygues Telecom's Olivier Roussat says it will cut its workforce by 1,516 people in an effort to reduce costs. Image:

Bouygues Telecom cuts workforce by nearly 20%

12 Jun 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Alumnia says multi-national companies are not paying enough taxes. Image:

EU says international companies got 'illegal state aid'

12 Jun 2014

Head of Deezer Simon Baldeyrou says he is proud to have done a deal with Disney Films to bring songs and animation streaming to France and eventually to the 182 countries that Deezer serves. Image:

Disney and Deezer to stream music, animations

3 Jun 2014

Warren Buffett's NetJets is proving that partial ownership of private jets makes a viable business. Image:

Catch a private jet for €550 an hour

27 May 2014

WIN Chief Executive, Alison Wenham says YouTube's terms and conditions are indefensible for independent music producers. Image:

YouTube resists WIN's music streaming ultimatum

26 May 2014

Russia has slapped penal duties on vans imported from Italy and Germany. Image: Wikipedia

EU challenges Russia at WTO over duties on vans

22 May 2014

Volkswagen now owns 90% of the shares in Swedish truck company Scania. Image: Wikipedia

Volkswagen buys Scania as Swedish shareholder sells stake

15 May 2014

Danish journalist Ken B. Rasmussen has been charged for snooping on private credit card information. Image:

Danish journalists charged over credit card snooping

15 May 2014

Rupert Murdoch is working on plans to create a Pan-European major television broadcasting company. Image: Wikipedia

Murdoch targets creation of pan-European pay TV company

13 May 2014

Alcatel-Lucent expects to get back to a positive cash flow next year after recording another loss in the first quarter of this year. Image: Idea go free

Alcatel-Lucent trims loss, aims for positve cash flow

12 May 2014

Norbert Reithofer, Chief Executive of BMW says that record profits and sales are expected this year. Image:

BMW gets off to roaring start in 2014

8 May 2014

Herbert Hainer, Chief Executive of Adidas says the first quarter profits were hurt by the strong euro but overall, strong profits will be recorded this year. Image: Adidas

Adidas profits hurt by strong euro

8 May 2014

Orange's Gervais Pellissier says that the company has managed to staunch if falling sales amid tough competition. Image: Orange

Orange says it has staunched sales drop

2 May 2014

Renault has halted a deal with Zil to open a production plant in the country. Zil mainly builds trucks for the military and construction sector although it is now offering some commercial vehicles as well. Image: Wikipedia

Renault freezes Zil deal blaming the ruble's slump

24 Apr 2014

Telefonica's Stephen Shurrock says the advertising service will be a leading technology platform. Image: Telefonica

New US-Spanish firm targets rich mobile ad market

17 Apr 2014

Microchip machine manufacturer ASML has cut its profit and revenue forecast for the next six months. Image:

Dutch group ASML slashes forecast

17 Apr 2014

Citroen will introduce more models to its range in an effort to penetrate global markets. Image:

Peugeot Citroen reveals recovery strategy, shares slump

16 Apr 2014

One of Holcim's many cement plants around the world. The company has confirmed it is in merger talks with Lafarge. Image:

Holcim confirms merger talks with Lafarge

7 Apr 2014

Mobile company SFR is at the centre of a battle for control of its shares that are being sold by Vivendi. Image:

Bouygues boosts mobile bid for SFR, in French turf war

7 Apr 2014

Avtovaz's Bo Andersson says Russia's car market will remain tough this year. Image:

Russia's Avtovaz reports net loss

31 Mar 2014

Vodafone's Vittorio Calao. Image: Wikipedia

Vodafone expands European empire with Ono takeover

18 Mar 2014

Arnaud Montegourg. Image: Wikipedia France

France's Vivendi favours Numericable in telecoms bidding war

17 Mar 2014

Candy Crush could be worth US$7.6bn. Image:

Candy Crush empire worth up to US$7.6bn?

13 Mar 2014

Free's Maxime Lombardini says he is committed to buying Bouygues Telecom. Image:

Iliad eyes growing French mobile share after strong 2013

12 Mar 2014

Phillippe Marien chief executive of Bouygues Telecom says there are many synergies to be gained from a merger with Vivendi's SFR. Image: Bouygues

Bouygues offers to buy Vivendi SFR for €14.5bn

7 Mar 2014

BlackBerry's new Q20 Image:

Nokia, BlackBerry, Motorola search for lost glory

27 Feb 2014

Peugeot board approves capital tie-up with France, Dongfeng

Peugeot board approves capital tie-up with France, Dongfeng

19 Feb 2014

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

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