Sorrel warns on UK growth Nervous bosses are cutting costs amid fears of a global slowdown and the threat of upstarts like Uber and Airbnb
Sorrel warns on UK growth: Nervous bosses are cutting costs amid fears of a global slowdown and the threat of upstarts like Uber and Airbnb
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WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell warned sales growth in the UK has slowed as nervous company bosses cut costs.
The world’s largest advertising group, which is seen as a bellwether of the global economy, used a third quarter trading update to reveal its clients have reduced their marketing budgets due to fears about the
Turmoil at AIM-listed mobile phone software firm Globo as CEO quits after admitting company sales were falsified
Turmoil at AIM-listed mobile phone software firm Globo as CEO quits after 'admitting company sales were falsified'
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Globo faces an uncertain future after its boss and finance director quit after apparently admitting that company sales were falsified.
The AIM-listed mobile phone software firm also disclosed that chief executive Costis Papadimitrakopoulos, a former professional windsurfer, sold most of his Globo shares in the days before the allegations
Toyota back on pole as worlds biggest car company as scandal-hit Volkswagen loses its crown
Toyota back on pole as world's biggest car company as scandal-hit Volkswagen loses its crown
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Scandal-hit Volkswagen has lost the car sales crown to rival Toyota Motor Corp.
The Japanese car maker regained its place as the world’s biggest car company, in terms of sales, by selling 7.49million cars in the nine months to September.
Toyota took back pole position from its German rival, which sold 7.43million in the period, having been
UK factory output suffers biggest fall for six years amid warnings thousands more jobs could be lost in the steel industry
UK factory output suffers biggest fall for six years amid warnings thousands more jobs could be lost in the steel industry
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Downturn: The CBI said just 18% of manufacturers increased production in the three
MARKET REPORT Brokers open taps on oil firms with warning that their valuations still assume higher oil prices and the narrative for the sector is survival
MARKET REPORT: Brokers open taps on oil firms with warning that their valuations still 'assume higher oil prices' and the 'narrative' for the sector is 'survival'
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‘This can get worse!’ is not what oil explorers, or indeed investors, want to hear.
However, Investec scribblers Brian Gallagher and Neill Morton told it like it is yesterday. In a note to clients, they warned that the valuations of oil companies still ‘assume higher oil prices’ and the ‘narrative’ for