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Share Price: 796.40
Bid: 795.60
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Change: -7.40 (-0.92%)
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16 Dec 2014 20:37

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

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16 Dec 2014 19:54

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

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8 Dec 2014 10:58

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

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5 Dec 2014 21:19

U.S. judge tosses whistleblower lawsuit in latest split over protection

By Jonathan Stempel and Sarah N. Lynch Dec 5 (Reuters) - A federal judge has thrown out a whistleblower lawsuit by a former official of a unit of advertising company WPP Plc who claimed he was fired in retaliation for reporting accounting irregularities to his superiors. U.S. District

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4 Dec 2014 14:54

UPDATE 1-Publicis raises growth target after Sapient deal

(Adds details, background) PARIS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Advertising group Publicis pledged on Thursday to grow revenue faster than rivals and expand margins in a four-year plan building on its $3.7 billion acquisition of digital specialist Sapient. Helped by Sapient's strength in e-comme

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3 Dec 2014 15:18

WPP acquires US firm The Swift Collective

WPP's wholly-owned company, Possible, has acquired The Swift Collective in the US. Swift, which employs more than 70 people, is expected to generate revenues for 2014 of more than $13m. Swift is a digital agency that specializes in creative and strategy, branded content creation and social media.

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3 Dec 2014 12:20

Publicis boss on the spot at investor day

* Levy to talk strategy at investor day on Thursday * Company has underperformed industry peers * Failed merger brings back CEO succession issue * Publicis Worldwide head Sadoun seen current favorite * $3.7 bln Sapient acquisition gets mixed response By Gwénaëlle B

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3 Dec 2014 06:49

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Autumn Statement, UK food prices, Schlumberger...

UK Chancellor George Osborne is expected to use Wednesday's Autumn Statement to deliver a near financial injection to Britain's economy by boosting small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) with nearly £1bn. Osborne is predicted to hand an additional £400m over to the British Business Bank and more funding

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3 Dec 2014 00:13

CORRECTED-IBM signs $1.25 bln WPP cloud deal and says more coming

(Corrects quote in 5th paragraph to refer to "these deals" (not "big deals") and to clarify speaker was referring to cloud computer-class deals, not necessarily to deals which will be billion-dollar plus in scale) By Eric Auchard LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - IBM is enjoying a wave of maj

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19 Nov 2014 18:00

Ad agency Dentsu not aiming for any big acquisitions

By Leila Abboud BARCELONA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Japanese advertising agency Dentsu is not looking for any big acquisitions to spur its growth in emerging markets and digital, the head of its global operations outside Japan said on Wednesday. "Acquisitions are not a strategy in and of th

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19 Nov 2014 12:21

WPP'S Sorrell eyes higher dividend payout ratio

BARCELONA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - WPP Chief Executive Martin Sorrell said on Wednesday he would like, as a large shareholder, to see the payout ratio for the advertising group's dividend increase to 50 percent from the current target of 45 percent. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Tech, Media and

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13 Nov 2014 10:21

Thursday broker round-up.-Update

AstraZeneca: JP Morgan raises target price from 3700p to 4100p, keeping its underweight rating. AVEVA Group: Barclays upgrades to overweight. Bellway: Credit Suisse raises target price from 1876p to 1905p and keeps a neutral rating. Bow Leven: Barclays shifts target price from 45p to 50p and retai

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10 Nov 2014 06:20

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

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10 Nov 2014 00:01

UK govt switches media buying contract to Dentsu Aegis unit

LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The British government has awarded a four-year media buying contract to a unit of advertising group Dentsu Aegis Network, the government's Cabinet Office said in a statement on Monday. The contract, awarded to Carat, will help the government save 100 million pound

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7 Nov 2014 16:05

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

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