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Aegis Group's pre-tax profits rise 41 per cent over first half
LONDON - Aegis Group, the owner of the Carat and Isobar networks, has posted a 41% year-on-year increase in pre-tax profits in the first six months of 2011 and reported a "good performance" across the UK brands.
Bullish APAC results drives Aegis Q1 growth ahead of rivals
GLOBAL - Aegis Group, home to Carat, Vizeum, Isobar, iProspect and Posterscope, has outperformed most of its marcoms rivals to post a 9.1 per cent rise in organic revenue for the first quarter of 2011.
Unilever posts 13 per cent rise in revenues
GLOBAL - Anglo-Dutch FMCG giant Unilever has posted a 13.2 per cent year-on-year rise in third-quarter revenues to US$16.2 billion due to a strong performance in emerging markets.
BP bounces back into profit despite US$40bn clean up bill
GLOBAL - The bill for the clean up following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has increased by US$7.7 billion to a mammoth US$39.9 billion, according to third-quarter results for energy firm BP, which still managed to return to profit.
Interpublic profits surge as revenue bounces back
GLOBAL - Interpublic, the holding company behind McCann Erickson and Universal McCann, has produced a 76 per cent rise in third-quarter net income to US$45.6 million.
Google posts US$2 billion Q1 profit thanks to big brand spending
GLOBAL - Google recorded a $1.96 billon profit in the first quarter of 2010, a 38 per cent increase on the same period last year and a performance the search giant attributes to the return of large advertisers and an improving economy.
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