London's stock market surged on Friday, following on from a stellar performance by Asian stocks after Japan's central bank surprised with an increase to its monetary-easing programme. Better-than-expected quarterly profits from RBS and an increase to full-year guidance at IAG also helped to boost se
Read more* Q3 net sales up 3 pct v forecast 3.3 pct * Reiterates outlook and outperforms peers * Shares flat after recent strong run (Adds reaction, shares) By Kate Holton LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - WPP Plc, the advertising group run by high-profile executive Martin Sorrell, post
Read moreLondon's stock market jumped in early deals on Friday, trading at levels not seen since the start of the month, after Japan's central bank unexpectedly ramped up its monetary-easing plan in a bid to revive growth. Sentiment was also helped by some well-received third-quarter results from heavyweight
Read moreTougher comparatives led to a slowdown in organic growth at advertising and media giant WPP in the third quarter, though the company maintained its guidance for the full year. The company, led by frontman Sir Martin Sorrell, said like-for-like (LFL) net sales grew at a 3% pace to £2.42bn in the thre
Read moreLONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Martin Sorrell's advertising group WPP posted a lower than expected 3 percent rise in third-quarter like-for-like net sales on Friday and said it expected the fourth quarter to slow from the rate recorded in the first nine months. WPP, which has been growing stead
Read moreAdvertising and media giant WPP said on Thursday that it has invested further in French image recognition technology firm Planorama as it expands its services to retailers and FMCG companies. WPP agency Kantar Retail made the investment in CVDM Solutions, which trades as the Planorama Group, but did
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