WPP Share News (WPP)

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Bullish WPP says clients still spending on advertising

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Mixed open in London; Rolls-Royce up, Mondi down

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Thursday, with large-cap indices underperforming amid mixed corporate earnings.

TOP NEWS: WPP shares up on annual profit jump; lifts dividend by 26%

(Alliance News) - WPP PLC on Thursday said it saw a strong performance across all its major agencies in 2022, with revenue and profit both seeing double-digit rises.

WPP hikes dividend as profits rise

(Sharecast News) - Advertising giant WPP hiked its dividend on Thursday and said it expects top-line growth above expectations for 2023, as it reported a rise in full-year profit and revenue.

LONDON BRIEFING: WPP profit jumps in 2022; guides for further growth

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were called to open slightly higher on Thursday, as investors were unfazed by a fairly uneventful set of policy meeting minutes from the US central bank.

Europe set to rebound, eyes on earnings

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Credit Suisse raises WPP; DB cuts IHG to 'hold'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Miners fall; mood sombre before Fed minutes

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower, with mining stocks leading the decline, as a risk-off mood swept over global equities after a sell-off on Wall Street.

Credit Suisse upgrades WPP, Publicis to 'outperform'

(Sharecast News) - Credit Suisse upgraded WPP and Publicis on Wednesday to 'outperform' from 'neutral' as it said its analysis of the advertising agency industry suggests the structural headwinds which caused the de-rating of the agency stocks have significantly abated.

LONDON BRIEFING: Shares to follow US down; Lloyds sets share buyback

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were called lower on Wednesday, after Wall Street succumbed to selling pressure amid renewed fears about higher-for-longer interest rates.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Numis cuts British Land and Land Securities

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche Bank double-upgrades easyJet to 'buy'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning: