FTSE 100 rallies as investors eye US jobs report The FTSE 100 index closed up 75.07 points, 0.7%, at 10,831.52. Evening Standard · Sep 3
Advertising giant WPP set to axe 1,000 more jobs as AI reshapes the industry British advertising group WPP plans to cut up to one thousand more jobs this year. This latest round adds to over eleven thousand job losses since early twenty twenty-five. The company is also offloading non-core businesses and surplus office space. Advertising industry-wide slowdown has seen eighteen thousand jobs cut across… The Economic Times · Sep 1
FTSE 100 closes down despite strong results from WPP and Diageo The S&P Global UK construction purchasing managers’ index rose to 44.7 in July from 38.4 in June. Evening Standard · Aug 6
WPP axes jobs in cost-cutting efforts to drive profit recovery The London-based company said the reduction, which affected 1.3% of its workforce, left it with 97,388 staff at the end of June. Evening Standard · Aug 6
WPP’s sweeping restructure could save £500 million—the bigger challenge might be winning over workers The advertising giant is simplifying its structure as it aims to arrest its decline. Chief people officer Marie-Claire Barker says the harder task is rebuilding trust, changing leadership behavior, and creating a unified culture across its 90,000 employees. Fortune · Jul 24
Adobe Just Bought What Its AI Strategy Was Missing. Here’s Why the Stock Could Surge Soon. The acquisition of Topaz Labs will help Adobe offer both content creation and content enhancement tools to users. Barchart · Jul 1
AI won’t transform your business—until you redesign work itself Simply implementing AI solutions will not be enough to bring about organizational change. The real shift occurs when work itself is redesigned—and most companies are getting it wrong. Here’s a six-step playbook from WPP’s head of human-AI strategy Fortune · Jun 16
FTSE 100 down as Asia-focused financials struggle Oil prices also fell after US President Donald Trump said negotiations over a peace deal to end the Middle East war were in their final stages. Evening Standard · Jun 9
‘Human creativity is under fire’ says WPP's Rob Reilly At Cannes Lions, creativity is now seen as a key driver of growth, but leaders are struggling to protect it as idea production becomes cheaper and more automated Fortune · Jun 5
Revealed: British ad firm’s billion-dollar greenwash of US oil industry London-based WPP accused of breaching climate policy after report reveals firm linked to twice as much oil advertising as US rivals The Guardian - UK · Apr 30
HR leaders are drowning in decisions: Here’s how the best ones are getting ahead Fortune convened a panel of experts from WPP, Cisco, and Syndio to glean their insights on the challenges facing CHROs in 2026 and the practical solutions that can help. Fortune · Apr 1
Gains for Rolls-Royce and LSEG offset mining slump The FTSE 100 index ended up 40.29 points, 0.4%, at 10,846.70, a record close. Evening Standard · Feb 26
Advertising giant WPP plans to cut £500m in costs under sweeping restructure It is understood the changes are expected to result in a reduction of jobs, with the firm targeting duplicated roles. Evening Standard · Feb 26
Troubled WPP unveils huge shake-up to save £500m amid falling revenues Current performance of the company created by Sir Martin Sorrell described as “disappointing” Evening Standard · Feb 26
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26 WPP to sell assets and cut jobs in radical shake-up to counter AI threat Group aims to be ‘simpler, lower-cost, AI-enabled business’ and achieve £500m of annual savings by 2028
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24 Progress on gender equality at top of UK’s biggest firms ‘achingly slow’ Average number of female FTSE 100 CEOs stalled at nine last year, the same number as 2024, review says
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13 UK ad agencies undergo their biggest exodus of staff as AI threatens industry Number of employees declined by more than 14% to 24,963 last year, with fall greatest among younger workers
Fortune · Jan 21 WPP's CTO says AI is reshaping advertising. But creative judgment needs to remain in human hands The ad giant has encouraged its workforce to embrace AI tools and is investing in training to ensure workers understand their critical role in the creative process.
Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025 Retail drags on FTSE as stocks drift ahead of US interest rate decision In London, retailers were a soft feature after a report showed annual UK retail sales growth decelerated in November.
Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025 Advertising's next "big thing" will be smaller than you imagine In 2026, expect thousands of jobs to be replaced or reduced
The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025 Advertising giant WPP relegated from FTSE 100 after nearly 30 years Market value of ad group that was once world’s largest plummets from about £24bn in 2017 to £3.1bn
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2025 S4 Capital shares hit new low on profit alert Fellow advertising firm M&C Saatchi also alerted over profits on Monday, blaming the ‘unprecedented’ US government shutdown.
Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025 FTSE 100 falters ahead of inflation print and Nvidia earnings release The FTSE 100 index closed down 22.94 points, 0.2%, at 9,675.43.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025 WPP shares leap amid takeover bid speculation Advertising group declines to comment on reports of interest from rival Havas and private equity groups Apollo and KKR
Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2025 Stocks struggle despite manufacturing improvement UK manufacturing output expanded for the first time in a year in October, according to a survey.