Ad giant WPP faces brief stock slump after CEO resigns
Shares in British advertising giant WPP briefly slumped on Monday after chief executive and founder Martin Sorrell resigned over the weekend.
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Despite job cuts, GM won't abandon small car market
General Motors confirmed Sunday its plans to eliminate a shift at an Ohio plant, idling some 1,500 employees as demand for compact cars dips.
GM to cut more than 1,000 US jobs tied to small cars
General Motors will cut more than 1,000 jobs in the US tied to production of sedans that are in low demand, the automaker said Friday.
Uber-Grab deal hits speed bump in Singapore
Singapore on Friday imposed restrictions on ride-hailing firm Grab's acquisition of Uber's Southeast Asian business until it concludes a probe into whether the sale may have infringed competition rules.
Dubai splashes billions on mega projects ahead of Expo
Dubai is splashing tens of billions of dollars on infrastructure and hospitality projects related to the international trade fair Expo 2020, Dubai-based BNC Network said in a report published Sunday.
Amazon and Lidl are creating upheaval for big Charlotte grocers, new report shows
The arrival of Lidl and Amazon's massive purchase of Whole Foods last summer appear to have put pressure on the area's top grocers last year, costing them market share and pushing them to roll out creative ways to win over ...
Sales of diesel cars in Germany drop after court permits ban
German officials say there's been a sharp drop in sales of new diesel cars, following a court decision that allows cities to ban the use of heavily polluting vehicles.
Spotify soars in $26 billion stock debut
Spotify soared Tuesday to a value of more than $26 billion in its long-awaited stock debut as the market delivered a ringing endorsement of the future of music streaming.
Spotify wins more fans in stock market debut as shares surge
Spotify picked up more fans on Wall Street on Tuesday as investors gave the unprofitable company a warm welcome in its stock market debut.
Cambridge Analytica's secret psychographic tool is a ghost from the past
The novel ways in which marketers and also political institutions can now harvest our social-media data and divide us into homogenous groups suited for mass-customised and targeted messages has been one of the hot issues ...
