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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

B2B cross-border transaction value to exceed $42,7tn in 2026

31 Aug 2021

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Kristina Foster 20 Aug 2021

Amazon found destroying unsold stock - would better accounting practices help?

Amazon found destroying unsold stock - would better accounting practices help?

Lucy Wishart 7 Jul 2021

POS transaction values predicted to exceed $17.3tn globally by 2026

POS transaction values predicted to exceed $17.3tn globally by 2026

18 May 2021

What is sustainability accounting? What does ESG mean? We have answers

What is sustainability accounting? What does ESG mean? We have answers

Leanne Keddie 3 Feb 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Fear spreads easily. That's what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact

Ilan Noy 30 Jan 2020

Activist Greta Thunberg was among attendees who want the world’s leaders to prioritise fighting climate change.
AP Photo/Michael Probst

How CEOs, experts and philosophers see the world's biggest risks differently

Christopher Michaelson 28 Jan 2020

China in lockdown. EPA

Coronavirus does not look like a 'black swan' event - here are some reasons to be cautiously optimistic

Zheng Wang 27 Jan 2020

#BFGlobal500: Amazon breaks $200bn mark, still world's most valuable brand

22 Jan 2020

Up she goes. archigraf

US is more relaxed about oil spike than Europe - which helps explain differences over Iran

Mueid Al Raee 15 Jan 2020

The fruit of your coins

Facebook's Libra has staggering potential - state control of money could end

Gavin Brown 27 Jun 2019

Steinhoff: mess began in central Europe

Steinhoff: mess began in central Europe

Ann Crotty 2 Mar 2018

World Bank urges 'substantial' pre-2020 climate funds

World Bank urges 'substantial' pre-2020 climate funds

10 Jul 2015

deVere urges UK investors to look at global markets

deVere urges UK investors to look at global markets

15 May 2015

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

17 Apr 2015

German TV says no sign Varoufakis middle-finger video is fake

German TV says no sign Varoufakis middle-finger video is fake

18 Mar 2015

FreeDigitalPhotos

Diebold launches anti-skimming technology

10 Mar 2015

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

France issues warrants for UBS managers in tax fraud case

France issues warrants for UBS managers in tax fraud case

18 Feb 2015

France looking at taxing Netflix, Amazon to fund film and TV sector

France looking at taxing Netflix, Amazon to fund film and TV sector

3 Feb 2015

The trial is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland. The defendant denies any wrongdoing. (Image: Public Domain)

Swiss ex-banker faints as trial over WikiLeaks leak opens

11 Dec 2014

Dodgy duchy deals: Juncker says no 'conflict of interest' over Luxembourg tax breaks

Dodgy duchy deals: Juncker says no 'conflict of interest' over Luxembourg tax breaks

13 Nov 2014

Luxembourg, Juncker under fire after global tax leaks

Luxembourg, Juncker under fire after global tax leaks

12 Nov 2014

Internet tax sparks anti-Orban activists protest in Hungary

Internet tax sparks anti-Orban activists protest in Hungary

7 Nov 2014

Start-ups say skills, not taxes behind Ireland's draw

Start-ups say skills, not taxes behind Ireland's draw

6 Nov 2014

The EU's Ryan Heath has denounced Hungary's plan to charge a tax 50 Euro cents per gigabyte of data transferred as a threat to personal freedom and says the whole plan is deeply flawed. Image:

EU denounces Hungary's internet tax as "bad"

29 Oct 2014

Apple's new iPads are using chips that are embedded directly into the phone to securely handle transactions and this move poses a threat to French company Gemalto according to analysts at Barclays. Image: Gemalto

Apple's new SIM hurts Gemalto in France

22 Oct 2014

Chief Executive of Philips, Frans van Houten has blamed Russia and China for the poor performance of the company and added that the patent infringement award made against it worth $466.8m has damaged profits, too. Image: Wikipedia

Philips blames Russia, China for its €103m loss

21 Oct 2014

Car sales in Europe have risen with Spain leading the way and recording an impressive 26.2% rise year-on-year in September. Image:

Europe's car sales up 6.4% in September

20 Oct 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that many of the accusations levelled against Google are illogical and nonsensical. Image:

EU anti-trust boss says Google fears are irrational

17 Oct 2014

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B2B cross-border transaction value to exceed $42,7tn in 2026

31 Aug 2021

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Kristina Foster 20 Aug 2021

Amazon found destroying unsold stock - would better accounting practices help?

Amazon found destroying unsold stock - would better accounting practices help?

Lucy Wishart 7 Jul 2021

POS transaction values predicted to exceed $17.3tn globally by 2026

POS transaction values predicted to exceed $17.3tn globally by 2026

18 May 2021

What is sustainability accounting? What does ESG mean? We have answers

What is sustainability accounting? What does ESG mean? We have answers

Leanne Keddie 3 Feb 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Fear spreads easily. That's what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact

Ilan Noy 30 Jan 2020

Activist Greta Thunberg was among attendees who want the world’s leaders to prioritise fighting climate change.
AP Photo/Michael Probst

How CEOs, experts and philosophers see the world's biggest risks differently

Christopher Michaelson 28 Jan 2020

China in lockdown. EPA

Coronavirus does not look like a 'black swan' event - here are some reasons to be cautiously optimistic

Zheng Wang 27 Jan 2020

#BFGlobal500: Amazon breaks $200bn mark, still world's most valuable brand

22 Jan 2020

Up she goes. archigraf

US is more relaxed about oil spike than Europe - which helps explain differences over Iran

Mueid Al Raee 15 Jan 2020

The fruit of your coins

Facebook's Libra has staggering potential - state control of money could end

Gavin Brown 27 Jun 2019

Steinhoff: mess began in central Europe

Steinhoff: mess began in central Europe

Ann Crotty 2 Mar 2018

World Bank urges 'substantial' pre-2020 climate funds

World Bank urges 'substantial' pre-2020 climate funds

10 Jul 2015

deVere urges UK investors to look at global markets

deVere urges UK investors to look at global markets

15 May 2015

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

17 Apr 2015

German TV says no sign Varoufakis middle-finger video is fake

German TV says no sign Varoufakis middle-finger video is fake

18 Mar 2015

FreeDigitalPhotos

Diebold launches anti-skimming technology

10 Mar 2015

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

France issues warrants for UBS managers in tax fraud case

France issues warrants for UBS managers in tax fraud case

18 Feb 2015

France looking at taxing Netflix, Amazon to fund film and TV sector

France looking at taxing Netflix, Amazon to fund film and TV sector

3 Feb 2015

The trial is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland. The defendant denies any wrongdoing. (Image: Public Domain)

Swiss ex-banker faints as trial over WikiLeaks leak opens

11 Dec 2014

Dodgy duchy deals: Juncker says no 'conflict of interest' over Luxembourg tax breaks

Dodgy duchy deals: Juncker says no 'conflict of interest' over Luxembourg tax breaks

13 Nov 2014

Luxembourg, Juncker under fire after global tax leaks

Luxembourg, Juncker under fire after global tax leaks

12 Nov 2014

Internet tax sparks anti-Orban activists protest in Hungary

Internet tax sparks anti-Orban activists protest in Hungary

7 Nov 2014

Start-ups say skills, not taxes behind Ireland's draw

Start-ups say skills, not taxes behind Ireland's draw

6 Nov 2014

The EU's Ryan Heath has denounced Hungary's plan to charge a tax 50 Euro cents per gigabyte of data transferred as a threat to personal freedom and says the whole plan is deeply flawed. Image:

EU denounces Hungary's internet tax as "bad"

29 Oct 2014

Apple's new iPads are using chips that are embedded directly into the phone to securely handle transactions and this move poses a threat to French company Gemalto according to analysts at Barclays. Image: Gemalto

Apple's new SIM hurts Gemalto in France

22 Oct 2014

Chief Executive of Philips, Frans van Houten has blamed Russia and China for the poor performance of the company and added that the patent infringement award made against it worth $466.8m has damaged profits, too. Image: Wikipedia

Philips blames Russia, China for its €103m loss

21 Oct 2014

Car sales in Europe have risen with Spain leading the way and recording an impressive 26.2% rise year-on-year in September. Image:

Europe's car sales up 6.4% in September

20 Oct 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that many of the accusations levelled against Google are illogical and nonsensical. Image:

EU anti-trust boss says Google fears are irrational

17 Oct 2014

Former Communications Minister in the Romanian government is accused of soliciting bribes from companies supplying Microsoft's software, widely used by government departments in Romania. Image:

Microsoft licences: Romania's probe of state officials

17 Oct 2014

S-Money's Nicolas Chatillon says the use of Twitter to send money to individuals or companies may revolutionise bank practices all over the world. Image:

France lets users Tweet money to others

15 Oct 2014

Google's Eric Schmidt says that its biggest competitor is Amazon and probably some small start-up company that nobody has heard about yet. Image:

Google sees Amazon as its biggest competition

14 Oct 2014

Apple, Google brands worth $100bn each

10 Oct 2014

The inventors of the blue LED lamps have won this year's Nobel Prize for Physics. Image:

LED lamp wins Nobel Physics prize for Japanese trio

8 Oct 2014

Head of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association Heinrich Riethmuller says publishers are "not scared" of Amazon or its threat to boycott online sales. Image:

German book publishers 'not scared' of Amazon

8 Oct 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that Luxembourg is cooperating with the investigation and has supplied documents it needs in the probe into whether Amazon's tax deal amounted to state aid. Image:

Amazon facing EU probe over tax deals

8 Oct 2014

Rovio's Mikael Hed says that falling sales have forced the company to cut jobs and look for new sources of revenue. Image:

Angry Birds not selling so jobs going

6 Oct 2014

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

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