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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

Funai is asking the Court of Arbitration to rule in its favour that Philips pay it €312m in compensation for a failed deal in which Funai attempted to by the electronic products division from the Dutch company. Image: Wikipedia

Funai demands €312m from Philips

6 Oct 2014

The Samwer brothers, Oliver, Marc and Alexander run Rocket Internet that debuted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Rocket Internet controls 66 companies and has about 20,000 employees worldwide. Image:

Rocket Internet loses value in IPO

3 Oct 2014

Apple, with its iPhones, iPads and iPods has made billions of euros in Europe and yet paid just a fraction in taxes even though it is actually one of the richest companies in the world. Image:

Apple's "sweet" tax deal with Ireland being scrutinised

1 Oct 2014

Jimmy Choo Chief Executive Pierre Denis says the company needs to expand in Asia and China where luxury brands are growing in popularity. Image:

Jimmy Choo in London IPO for Asia growth

25 Sep 2014

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is likely to press ahead with his plans to create Sky Europe by amalgamating BSkyB with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia. Image: Wikipedia

Sky Deutschland against BSkyB offer

18 Sep 2014

Orange's Chief Executive Stephane Richard is confident that shareholders will approve the deal worth €3.4bn to buy Jazztel. Image:

Orange seeks to buy Spain's Jazztel for $4.4bn

17 Sep 2014

Bosch Chairman, Volkmar Denner says that the two groups will create a company with a turnover of about €30bn. Image: Bosch

Bosch buys ZF Friedrichshafen

16 Sep 2014

More than 500 Phones 4 U shops are likely to close in Britain as network operators have refused to supply services to the group, making it impossible for it to trade. Image:

Phones 4 U collapses in UK putting jobs on the line

16 Sep 2014

EU finance ministers call for more investments to stimulate growth

EU finance ministers call for more investments to stimulate growth

15 Sep 2014

Telefonica Deutschland is to raise €3.62bn to pay for its rival E-Plus. Image:

Telefonic to raise cash to pay for E-Plus

11 Sep 2014

Infineon, Philips and Samsung and been fined €138m for its control of smartcard markets in Europe. Image: Samsung

Samsung, Philips and Infineon fined for cartel

4 Sep 2014

Porsche's former Chief Executive Wendelin Wiedeking will have to face charges of share price manipulation after the failed deal to buy Volkswagen. Image:

Porsche's former boss to stand trial

29 Aug 2014

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

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Apple, with its iPhones, iPads and iPods has made billions of euros in Europe and yet paid just a fraction in taxes even though it is actually one of the richest companies in the world. Image:

Apple's "sweet" tax deal with Ireland being scrutinised

1 Oct 2014

Jimmy Choo Chief Executive Pierre Denis says the company needs to expand in Asia and China where luxury brands are growing in popularity. Image:

Jimmy Choo in London IPO for Asia growth

25 Sep 2014

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is likely to press ahead with his plans to create Sky Europe by amalgamating BSkyB with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia. Image: Wikipedia

Sky Deutschland against BSkyB offer

18 Sep 2014

Orange's Chief Executive Stephane Richard is confident that shareholders will approve the deal worth €3.4bn to buy Jazztel. Image:

Orange seeks to buy Spain's Jazztel for $4.4bn

17 Sep 2014

Bosch Chairman, Volkmar Denner says that the two groups will create a company with a turnover of about €30bn. Image: Bosch

Bosch buys ZF Friedrichshafen

16 Sep 2014

More than 500 Phones 4 U shops are likely to close in Britain as network operators have refused to supply services to the group, making it impossible for it to trade. Image:

Phones 4 U collapses in UK putting jobs on the line

16 Sep 2014

EU finance ministers call for more investments to stimulate growth

EU finance ministers call for more investments to stimulate growth

15 Sep 2014

Telefonica Deutschland is to raise €3.62bn to pay for its rival E-Plus. Image:

Telefonic to raise cash to pay for E-Plus

11 Sep 2014

Infineon, Philips and Samsung and been fined €138m for its control of smartcard markets in Europe. Image: Samsung

Samsung, Philips and Infineon fined for cartel

4 Sep 2014

Porsche's former Chief Executive Wendelin Wiedeking will have to face charges of share price manipulation after the failed deal to buy Volkswagen. Image:

Porsche's former boss to stand trial

29 Aug 2014

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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