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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

The fruit of your coins

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

Gavin Brown 27 Jun 2019

deVere urges UK investors to look at global markets

deVere urges UK investors to look at global markets

15 May 2015

UK-based Tradehold growing foothold in Africa

UK-based Tradehold growing foothold in Africa

24 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

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

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

6 Nov 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vodafone's Vittorio Calao. Image: Wikipedia

Vodafone expands European empire with Ono takeover

18 Mar 2014

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

Candy Crush empire worth up to US$7.6bn?

13 Mar 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

Dry weather in Brazil drives up coffee price

Dry weather in Brazil drives up coffee price

5 Feb 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

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

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

Vodafone's headquarters in Newbury. Image:

Vodafone's after tax earnings of £17.95bn

13 Nov 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

Swedish SKF's net profit drops in the third quarter

16 Oct 2013

Vodafone now owns Kabel Deutschland

Vodafone now owns Kabel Deutschland

15 Oct 2013

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The fruit of your coins

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

Gavin Brown 27 Jun 2019

deVere urges UK investors to look at global markets

deVere urges UK investors to look at global markets

15 May 2015

UK-based Tradehold growing foothold in Africa

UK-based Tradehold growing foothold in Africa

24 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

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

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

6 Nov 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vodafone's Vittorio Calao. Image: Wikipedia

Vodafone expands European empire with Ono takeover

18 Mar 2014

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

Candy Crush empire worth up to US$7.6bn?

13 Mar 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

Dry weather in Brazil drives up coffee price

Dry weather in Brazil drives up coffee price

5 Feb 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

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

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

Vodafone's headquarters in Newbury. Image:

Vodafone's after tax earnings of £17.95bn

13 Nov 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

Swedish SKF's net profit drops in the third quarter

16 Oct 2013

Vodafone now owns Kabel Deutschland

Vodafone now owns Kabel Deutschland

15 Oct 2013

Eight arrested over e-theft from Barclays in London

Eight arrested over e-theft from Barclays in London

23 Sep 2013

UK arrests 12 over 'cyber plot' to steal from Santander bank

UK arrests 12 over 'cyber plot' to steal from Santander bank

16 Sep 2013

Danish bank worker fired for Facebook rant wins damages

Danish bank worker fired for Facebook rant wins damages

11 Sep 2013

Jaguar Land Rover to create 1,700 jobs in UK

Jaguar Land Rover to create 1,700 jobs in UK

10 Sep 2013

Retail banking: Mortgages, loans and credit cards top consumer online queries

Retail banking: Mortgages, loans and credit cards top consumer online queries

6 Sep 2013

Vodafone and Verizon in US$130bn mega-deal

Vodafone and Verizon in US$130bn mega-deal

4 Sep 2013

Nokia sells phone unit to Microsoft for €5.44bn

Nokia sells phone unit to Microsoft for €5.44bn

3 Sep 2013

Consumer searches for insurance at their highest

Consumer searches for insurance at their highest

29 Aug 2013

AstraZeneca buys US cancer drugs firm

AstraZeneca buys US cancer drugs firm

28 Aug 2013

Nokia says India 'least favourite market': report

Nokia says India 'least favourite market': report

26 Aug 2013

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