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Money Talks from The Economist

Money talks: Circling around WPP

Money Talks from The Economist

The Economist

News, Business, Economy, Finance & Economics, Business News

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2018

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Our media editor, Gady Epstein, assesses the future of the advertising giant WPP after its CEO Sir Martin Sorrell stepped down. Also, should the USPS be privatised? And the latest figures on China’s economy. Helen Joyce hosts

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0:20.0

This is not a personal recommendation and if you're unsure about the suitability of an. Welcome to Money Talks.

0:41.0

Coming up on the program, can the United States Postal Service

0:44.8

survive in the digital age? In America, of all letters delivered, 60% are actually

0:50.2

direct mail advertising and only 3% of people writing to each other clearly what

0:54.7

people need to participate in the modern economy is more an internet connection

0:57.9

than access to postboxes and so on.

1:00.0

And how resilient is China's economy in the face of a possible trade war.

1:03.4

The economy really has been firing, if not on all cylinders, certainly on a lot of cylinders

1:08.8

for the last couple of years.

1:10.3

First, shares in the advertising giant WPP fell by 7% on Monday as investors

1:16.8

responded to the departure of its CEO Sir Martin Sorrell. Sir Martin who

1:20.9

founded WPP 33 years ago resigned after an investigation into an allegation of personal misconduct which he has unreservedly denied.

1:29.0

The board is under pressure to publish the details of the investigation.

1:32.0

Gaddy Epstein, our media editor, details of the investigation.

1:33.0

Gaddy Epstein, our media editor, is on the line from New York.

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