WPP Share News (WPP)

Broker tips: Petrofac, Betfair, WPP

(ShareCast News) - Petrofac was given a shot in the arm by Societe Generale on Thursday, as the bank upgraded its stance on the stock to 'buy' from 'hold'. "We are taking advantage of yesterday's announcement of Schlumberger's acquisition of Cameron to upgrade Petrofac," it said. "We see the Schlum

Berenberg upgrades WPP to 'hold' but anticipates headwinds to growth

(ShareCast News) - Berenberg moved its rating for advertising giant WPP to 'hold' from 'sell' and raised its price target to 1360p from 1325p. The bank said WPP's first half results were operationally in line with its forecasts and while agency fee pressure continued, that was nothing new. Foreign

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WPP's subsidiary buys stake in Australian's digital agency

(ShareCast News) - Publishing giant WPP said one of its subsidiaries has acquired a majority stake in an Australian digital agency. The FTSE 100 group confirmed J. Walter Thompson Australia has bought a stake in Webling, a company focused on providing strategy, ideation and design for mobile and dig

LONDON BRIEFING: CRH Leads Strong Open Following US And Asian Markets

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: Stocks Set To Rebound After Strong US Close

WPP's JWT Australia Acquires Sydney-Based Digital Agency Webling

London close: Stocks drop as investors dwell on China slowdown

(ShareCast News) - UK equities dropped on Wednesday as China's economic slowdown continued to weigh on investors' minds. The People's Bank of China on Wednesday said it would pump 140 billion yuan into the financial system through a short-term liquidity adjustment operation. The SLO loans, introduce

FTSE 100 movers: Weir Group rallies on Schlumberger deal; WPP drops after results

(ShareCast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.2% to 6,091 by 1352 BST, recovering from earlier losses, although worries about a slowdown in China continued to unsettle investors. Engineering company Weir got a boost from M&A news in the sector, after it emerged that oilfield services group Schlumber

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: US Stocks Called To Rebound From Tuesday's Drop

TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Paddy Power And Betfair In High-Stakes Merger

UPDATE 2-U.S. growth offsets Chinese jitters at ad group WPP

* Reiterates full-year margin, net sales targets * Growth stepped up in July, seen accelerating in H2 * China slowed in Q2, expected to rebound (Adds reaction, background) By Kate Holton LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Britain's WPP, the world's biggest advertising company, s

UPDATE: WPP Raises Interim Dividend 37% And Affirms 2015 Guidance

BUZZ-WPP: robust H1 helps stock outperform market

** Advertising co WPP fares better than broader market after in-line H1 ** Reports 2.3% rise in H1 LfL net sales, in line with forecasts & 3.7% jump in July, which it says indicates likely stronger Q3 ** Co seeing good results from "tsunami" of media contracts that were up for review<