WPP

WPP launches €970m buyback after ‘outstanding’ year

Strong client demand helps it to surpass recently upgraded forecasts

Never mind the rain: Fáilte Ireland to sponsor RTÉ Weather for three years

Forecast messages will encourage people to holiday at home, says tourism agency

European markets rise as ECB keeps stimulus going

ECB also reiterates that it believes inflation spike is temporary

European stocks rise as tech rally rolls on

But investors worry over impact of higher inflation on economic recovery

Culture of intentional inclusivity needs to be fostered in marketing

Management should educate and train employees around unconscious bias and racism

Pilita Clark: The handshake is back and it’s causing etiquette chaos

Divergent views mean an awkward mix of shakers, bumpers and fist-knockers

Iseq outpaces flat European peers as investors await policy news from US Fed

European bank stocks rise on positive trading updates

Amazon’s advertising business booms in pandemic

Amazon’s ads business is growing faster than its retail, cloud computing and Prime subscription divisions

Iseq lags behind as European indices rise on recovery hopes

Kingspan plunged 12% after company announces retirement of head of insulation boards business

Remote working works but there will be a price to pay

The confluence of globalisation and casualisation will have big consequences for some workers

European stocks end lower as Fed boost is offset by resource losses

Walmart soars on TikTok bid as Ryanair goes higher and CRH stumbles

WPP reinstates dividend after delivering new work at pace

Cost-cutting pays off for ad firm but outlook remains cautious

Hoxton Ventures targets Irish tech start-ups after closing $100m fund

Venture capital firm a backer of Irish-founded SuperAwesome, Darktrace and Deliveroo

Print media facing ‘annihilation’, says Sorrell

Cantillon: Newspapers and magazines are running out of time, webinar hears

Irish-founded tech company teams up with WPP to protect children online

SuperAwesome announces partnership with the world’s biggest advertising agency

Will we ever go back to sitting in an office?

Remote working could mean fewer workplaces to return to

WPP braces for impact as Covid-19 drags March net sales down 7.9%

Company warns of tough second quarter

Ad giant WPP pulls dividend, buyback and outlook

Coronavirus outbreak causes increasing number of clients to cancel work

Wall Street hammered on coronavirus fears while Dublin dips 4%

Markets report: European stocks mark their weakest close in more than four months

WPP shares tumble after forecast of fourth year with no sales growth

Pressure growing on CEO Mark Read to turn around fortunes of ad giant

Pessimistic sentiment over climate change and trade grips business

Davos 2020: Rise of populism and future of capitalism also high on worry list

Equities rise as Lagarde soothes investors with ECB debut

Irish banks help Iseq to 0.6 per cent rise

European stocks extend gains as US jobs news boosts sentiment

Iseq ends week above 7,000, buoyed by CRH

Iseq quiet while European indexes stage late rally on trade hopes

AIB stock falls but FBD climbs as departures announced

WPP returns to quarterly net sales growth after gaining clients

British ad firm steadily improves through the year, recovering from loss of work

Brexit uncertainty causes markets to falter

Markets report: Concerns over Brexit deal, China pours cold water on US trade offer

Markets explode into life on prospect of Brexit deal

Iseq up close to 4 per cent with banks leading the way

Martin Sorrell buys Silicon Valley’s biggest independent ad agency

Deal values the Firewood at €137m and expands S4 Capital’s online ad platform

European shares down on uncertainty over US-China trade deal

Iseq index declines almost 1.4% with most of its biggest stocks ending the week on a sour note

European shares close off highs on Italian political woes

Irish banking shares amongst the worst performers as the Iseq drops

Bain Capital completes purchase 60% of WPP’s Kantar

Deal, which values the business at $4bn, part of push to cut debt and simplify the network

WPP planning sale of stake in market research business Kantar

Bain Capital has been discussing the purchase of a 60% stake in business

Bain Capital emerges as frontrunner for majority stake in Kantar

Sale of WPP market research unit could value it at about £3 billion

European stocks up slightly on metal and mining gains

Iseq index climbed 1% as building materials group CRH posted 2.3% gain

Declan Kelly-led PR firm sells majority stake for $350m

Deal will see CVC take on stake in Teneo acquired by BC Partners in 2015

European shares end the week with a bounce

Iseq mirrors peers with close in positive territory

Ad group WPP hit by client losses in North America

Group is led by company veteran Mark Read after departure of founder Martin Sorrell

IMF growth warning and Trump rhetoric bruise global stocks

Iseq all-share index underperformed peers, falling 0.76% on the day

European stocks hit five-month highs

AIB shares fall 2% after the bank reports a dip in profit for last year and a lower-than-expected level of capital reserves

Advertising firm WPP’s profits plunge 30% amid restructuring

Revenue dips slightly to €18bn as company loses several big-name clients

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