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Monday newspaper round-up: Brexit, tax avoidance, Boots, StanChart

(ShareCast News) - Leaving the EU would cost households £4,300 a year making them "permanently poorer", chancellor George Osborne will say on Monday when the government publishes its long-term assessment of the economic costs of Brexit. Saying that British people should be "builders, not wreckers",

REFILE-UPDATE 3-BP investors say "no" to CEO Dudley's $20 mln pay deal

(Adds Legal & General comment, links to graphic, Breakingview, refiled to remove repetitious wording in first paragraph)) * BP investors vote to oppose CEO pay deal * BP head of remuneration committee says will review policy * Company says dividend policy could be reviewed Read more

Ad agency fears media feeding frenzy if ex-CEO video is released

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) - J. Walter Thompson urged a federal judge not to make public a video purporting to show its recently replaced chief executive making sexist and racist slurs, saying it would fan a media feeding frenzy surrounding the case and his abrupt depa

WPP buys US healthcare media agency

(ShareCast News) - WPP has bought US healthcare media agency Communications Media (CMI) for an undisclosed sum. The London-listed media agency said CMI - whose clients include 10 of the top 20 pharmaceutical advertisers in the US - had unaudited revenues of $38m as of 31 December 2015. CMI provides

WPP Acquires Communications Media To Develop Into Management Hub

WPP's Sadler & Hennessy Acquires US-Based Viscira For Undisclosed Fee

WPP buys San Francisco-based Viscira

(ShareCast News) - Advertising giant WPP has acquired digital marketing company Viscira for an undisclosed sum through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sudler & Hennessey. San Francisco-based Viscira, which focuses on the healthcare category, had unaudited revenues of $17m (£12.1m) as of December 31,

UPDATE 2-J Walter Thompson CEO quits after being accused of slurs

(Recasts first paragraph, adds comments, adds details on lawsuit plaintiff's paid leave) By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - The chief executive of the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency resigned on Thursday, one week after a female subordinate accused him in a lawsu

J Walter Thompson CEO quits in wake of bias lawsuit

NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - The chief executive of the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency resigned on Thursday, one week after being accused by a female subordinate in a lawsuit of making a stream of racist and sexist slurs, subjecting her to unwanted touching, and other "abusive" behavior.

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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Budget, Sorrell, Barclays, Fed, Sports Direct

(ShareCast News) - George Osborne will today admit he has broken two out of the three fiscal rules he set down after last year's election, as he sets out a Budget constrained by slowing growth and weakening public finances. Mr Osborne will use whatever cash he can find to promote the life chances of

Sunday newspaper round-up: Budget, Sainsbury's, Virgin Media, Reuters

(ShareCast News) - George Osborne look to grab as much as £20bn to fill shortfalls in his Budget this Wednesday, making deep cuts in public spending, an increased insurance premium tax and other new or increased duties and taxes, while also looking to cut taxes for North Sea oil producers. The Sunda

UPDATE 2-Top ad exec freely uses racist, sexist slurs -NY lawsuit

* CEO of WPP's J. Walter Thompson accused of abusive conduct * Plaintiff says ad agency retaliated after she complained * Defendant Martinez says 'did not create environment described' (Adds WPP statement) By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - J. Walter Thom

Top ad exec freely uses racist, sexist slurs -NY lawsuit

* CEO of WPP's J. Walter Thompson accused of abusive conduct * Plaintiff says ad agency retaliated after she complained * Defendants not immediately available for comment By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - J. Walter Thompson's chairman makes "constant racis

Director dealings: Dotdigital board sell shares to satisfy institutional demand

(ShareCast News) - Four directors of Dotdigital Group have sold more than £1.6m worth of shares in the company, which they said was to satisfy institutional demand for the tightly held software company's stock. Co-founder Ian "Tink" Taylor, currently non-executive president of the group and chief op