Publishing group WPP has made an investment in the $50m (£32.8m) series D funding round for fashion and lifestyle media group Refinery29. The London-listed company said it would make the investment through its WPP Ventures business, adding it would partner with US-based media group Scripss Network I
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Read moreUK stocks finished higher after a choppy session on Thursday, with investors having to digest a raft of corporate earnings, mixed economic data and developments in Greece. After swinging between the red and the green for most of the day, London's FTSE 100 rallied in afternoon trade as blue-chip mine
Read more* FTSE 100 closes up 0.4 pct at 7,053.67 points * Utility stocks boosted after Citigroup tips sector * WPP falls after disappointing Q1 sales * Sainsbury to cut more jobs but shares rise * FTSE still near record high despite election worries (Recasts, adds latest prices)
Read more* FTSE 100 rises, index back near record highs * Utility stocks boosted after Citigroup tips sector * WPP falls after disappointing Q1 sales * Sainsbury to cut more jobs but shares rise (Recasts, adds latest prices) By Francesco Canepa and Lionel Laurent LONDON, Ap
Read more* FTSE 100 barely changed after retail sales figures * WPP falls after disappointing Q1 sales * Pace rallies on takeover bid * William Hill hit by tax, sports bets (Recasts, adds latest prices) By Francesco Canepa and Lionel Laurent LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Top
Read moreFirst quarter like-for-like sales growth from Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP was slightly slower than hoped, though profits and margin at the media megalith were "well above target" and the outlook statement was unchanged. After results from other ad agency giants had indicated good sales momentum, WPP fa
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