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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Henry Saker-Clark

WPP axes jobs in cost-cutting efforts to drive profit recovery

Advertising giant WPP has cautioned over weaker spending by US tech firms (WPP/PA) -

Advertising and marketing giant WPP cut more jobs over the first half of 2026 in a bid to drive a recovery in profits amid a growth in firms using artificial intelligence (AI).

The London-based company told shareholders on Thursday that it had reduced its total number of employees by 1,267 over the first six months of the year.

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