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UPDATE 1-Havas' sales growth accelerates, beats bigger rivals

(Adds details, recasts) PARIS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - French advertising agency Havas saw organic sales growth accelerate in the second quarter to hit 8 percent compared with the same period last year, outperforming larger rivals such as Omnicom and WPP. First-half net profit grew 6.9 pe

UK BROKER RATINGS: S&P Capital IQ Raises Petrofac To Strong Buy

World Cup helps Chime to strike a positive note

LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Contracts from the soccer World Cup and Commonwealth Games helped marketing group Chime Communications Plc to increase first-half operating profit by 50 percent, the company said on Wednesday. Chime has been building up its sports marketing operations and has add

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Open Flat To Higher But Foxtons Falls

Geopolitical tension could hurt world's economy, warns WPP's chief

The ongoing conflicts between Ukraine and Russia and the geopolitical threats in the Middle East are a serious threat to the world's economy, according to WPP's boss Sir Martin Sorrell. WPP, the world's largest advertising group, saw its pre-tax profit rise to £532m in the first six months of 2014,

MARKET COMMENT: Strong US Economic Readings Cheer London Stocks

UPDATE: WPP To Achieve Dividend Target Early As Pretax Profit Rises

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Antofagasta And Petrofac Slump Despite Confidence

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: WPP Leads FTSE 100 On Results And Dividend

TOP NEWS: UK Mortgage Approvals Decline Unexpectedly In July

MARKET COMMENT: UK Shares Catch Up With Gains After Bank Holiday

London open: FTSE tracks gains in US

- Jackson hole comments drive gains - S&P 500 surpasses 2,000 - Bunzl, WPP gain techMARK 2,828.25 +0.18% FTSE 100 6,800.64 +0.37% FTSE 250 15,924.69 +0.27% London's blue chips delivered decent gains on Tuesday morning as they followed in the steps of US stocks, which on Monday night were driven hi

WPP makes double acquisition

Advertising, media and communications giant WPP on Tuesday said its wholly-owned operating company, Millward Brown, has acquired US firm InsightExpress. The business, which supplies media analytics and marketing accountability packages, will be combined with Millward Brown Digital, the company's

WPP interims slightly ahead of expectations despite FX

Media and public relations conglomerate WPP posted interim results slightly ahead of expectations, although it continued to take a hit from the strong pound. Pre-tax profit was £491m, up 15% compared to £427m in the same period in 2013. Revenue came in at £5.469bn, up 2.7% from £5.327bn a year ear

UPDATE 1-WPP says clients more upbeat, sees weaker business in Russia

* H1 pretax profit beats market expectations * Sees 2014 sales growth 'well above' 3 percent * Says sanctions against Russia will hit business in H2 * Shares up 1.6 pct (Adds CEO comments, analyst reaction, shares) By Paul Sandle LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - WPP, the