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Published 20th Apr 2013, 10:02

Interpublic starts the year in sluggish style

The Interpublic Group of Companies’ first quarter loss - a regular annual feature - increased to $59.2 million in the latest period from $45.9 million last year, despite a modest 2.4% increase in... Read more
Published 18th Apr 2013, 18:29

Omnicom stands still again

Omnicom Group’s revenue and profit was almost at a standstill in the first quarter of 2013 as revenue grew by a mere 2.8% and increased finance costs wiped out a very small growth in operating... Read more
Published 8th Mar 2013, 15:26

MDC attempts to replace expensive debt

The perennially loss-making Canadian marketing group MDC Partners is attempting to replace some $US 425 million of expensive debt due for repayment in 2016 by an issue of $500 million of new debt... Read more
Published 1st Mar 2013, 12:46

Tax distortion wipes out WPP’s small profit growth

WPP achieved a small increase in revenue and pre-tax profit in 2012, but the profit available to shareholders was reduced by the distorting impact of an exceptional tax rebate in the previous... Read more
Published 22nd Feb 2013, 15:18

Revenues and profits decline at Interpublic

Revenues of The Interpublic Group of Companies fell by 0.8% in 2012 and profits earned for shareholders fell by 4.2% if the beneficial impact of the sale of Facebook shares in 2011 and 2012 is... Read more
Published 21st Feb 2013, 23:45

MDC loses another $24.5 million: “a record year”, says Nadal

Canadian based marketing group MDC Partners reported a $24.5 million loss for the quarter to 31 December 2012, bringing the full year’s loss to $85.4 million and the cumulative loss to date to... Read more
Published 19th Feb 2013, 17:57

North America and UK save Havas from poor revenue report

Healthy revenue increases in the US and UK, and a weakening euro, enabled Havas to report global revenue growth of 8.1% in 2012.  Without the currency windfalls, revenue growth would have been 4.3%... Read more
Published 14th Feb 2013, 14:10

Interpublic in a tangle over loan note interest

The Interpublic Group of Companies has backed away from its intention – announced yesterday – to deny holders of a class of its loan notes any accrued interest if they elect to convert those... Read more
Published 12th Feb 2013, 20:47

Improved margins help Omnicom’s profits rise by 3.6%

Omnicom Group increased the post-tax profit earned for its shareholders in 2012 by 3.6% to $975.8 million after boosting its operating profit margin significantly in the final quarter. The... Read more
Published 11th Feb 2013, 08:26

Dentsu takeover of Aegis delayed by Chinese regulatory “discussions”

Aegis Group and Dentsu have agreed to a one month delay in the completion of the takeover of the UK based company to allow the Chinese Ministry of Commerce more time to review the proposals. The... Read more
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