Euro zone business growth maintains solid pace in August

Euro zone manufacturing businesses clocked their best month of growth in six-and-a-half years in August, offsetting the weakest services growth in seven months and keeping overall activity on steady path, a survey of private companies showed on Wednesday. IHS...

The world’s largest advertising firm is facing a tough year — and its US market is mainly to blame

WPP, the world’s largest advertising group, cut its full-year net sales outlook on Wednesday after a drop in demand from consumer goods clients and weak trading in the United States led it to miss first-half targets. “It’s been a tough...