WPP Share News (WPP)

UK BROKER RATINGS: Barclays Cuts Evraz And Raises Croda

UK BROKER RATINGS: Exane BNP Raises Tesco To Outperform From Neutral

Berenberg cautious on broadcasters as media investor attitudes shift

After a surprising decline in print advertising during 2014 and the inexorable increases of online video, broker Berenberg views the media sector as expensive, with the best potential for structural growth in online, gaming and outdoor. "2015 looks set to be a year in which investor attitudes toward

UK BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg Downgrades ITV To Sell From Hold

WPP invests $250m in sports marketing firm

Advertising and public relations giant WPP will invest $250m in a sports marketing firm created by George Pyne, former president of IMG Sports and Entertainment. Pyne left the IMG Worldwide sports venture in August to set up its own business, Bruin Sports Capital. WPP said the investment in Bruin w

BUZZ-WPP: broker boost

** Advertising group WPP second-top FTSE 100 riser & within grasp of 11-mth highs reached early Dec as Citi upgrades rating on stock to "buy" vs "neutral" partly on valuation grounds ** Bank rated at four stars for recommendation accuracy on WPP, according to StarMine ** Citi reckons

REFILE-IBM says cloud business enjoying "breakthrough year"

(Refiled to correct capitalisation of VMware) By Eric Auchard LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - IBM aims to expand the number of data centres it offers clients around the world by 25 percent to meet fast-rising demand for internet-based services, after what a company executive said has been

London midday: UK stocks back in the red ahead of Fed meeting

UK stocks were back in the red on Wednesday after their first gain in seven days the previous session, with investors scaling back risk appetite ahead of a number of risk events. Along with a host of economic data due out during the session, markets were keeping an eye out for minutes for the latest

London open: UK stocks drop early on as investors await risk events

UK stocks dropped sharply on Wednesday morning as the sell-off resumed ahead of a busy session for global financial markets. The FTSE 100 was down 0.8% at 6,284 early on. The index had jumped 2.4% the previous session, snapping a six-day losing streak, as West Texas Intermediate crude futures rebou

London pre-open: Sell-off expected to continue ahead of busy session

The sell-off is expected to resume on Wednesday after a brief pause the previous session, with markets eyeing a number of key 'risk events' across the globe. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 53 points lower than Tuesday's close of 6,331.83. The index had jumped 2.4% the previous session,

WPP names Quarta as Chairman-designate

LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - WPP Plc, the world's largest advertising company, on Wednesday named Smith & Nephew and IMI Chairman Roberto Quarta as Chairman-designate. Quarta will join WPP's board on Jan. 1 and will offer himself for re-election at the firm's AGM in June, it said. Subject to

WPP appoints IMI chairman as Lader replacement

Advertising and media giant WPP has named a successor to Philip Lader who announced his plan to step down as long-running chairman earlier this year. The company said it has appointed Roberto Quarta as a non-executive director and chairman-designate, who will offer himself for re-election at a share

WPP to name Quarta as Chairman - Sky News

Dec 16 (Reuters) - WPP Plc, the world's largest advertising company, is likely to end a year long search for a chairman this week when it names Roberto Quarta to the role, Sky News reported. Quarta is expected to join WPP's board in early 2015 before replacing Philip Lader after the company

MEDIA-WPP picks Roberto Quarta to succeed Lader as Chairman -Sky News

-- Source link: (http://bit.ly/16pP0n3) -- Note: Reuters has not verified this story and does not vouch for its accuracy

UPDATE 1-Zenith and GroupM trim global advertising spend forecasts

(Adds GroupM forecasts) LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Two leading forecasters of global advertising trends trimmed their predictions for growth in ad spending this year, due to a sharp slowdown in Russia and economic weakness in the euro zone. Zenith Optimedia, owned by advertising agency