Shares in WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) have dropped by a third since March, not helped by problems afflicting S4, the smaller rival set up by former boss Martin Sorrell... read the preview.
Over at Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR), chief executive Hein Schumacher was appointed in July, and these third-quarter results are expected to provide him an opportunity to reveal more details on his plans for the business ...read the Unilever preview.
Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN)) should figure prominently on a busy day stateside, with the stock having surged 54% in the year to date, bolstered by enhanced profitability, emerging AI opportunities, and indications of an Amazon Web Services recovery ...read the 3Q earnings preview.
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited (LSE:SONG) faces an important AGM/EGM with management under pressure from shareholders who are unhappy about the valuations of its songs. With a continuation vote set to take place, the fund could be coming to an end... read the preview here.
Others due to report:
Trading updates: Inchcape PLC (LSE:INCH), Botswana Diamonds PLC (AIM:BOD), Gcp Infrastructure Investments Ltd, Hunting PLC (LSE:HTG), PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Renishaw PLC (LSE:RSW), Standard Chartered PLC
Interims: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (LSE:BMY), C&C Group PLC (LSE:CCR), Harbourvest Global Private Equity
US earnings: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), Willis Towers Watson PLC, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Newmont Corporation, Merck & Co, Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA), Keurig Dr Pepper Inc, Caterpillar Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
AGMs: Alumasc Group PLC (AIM:ALU), Brooks Macdonald Group, Feedback PLC (AIM:FDBK), Filtronic PLC (LSE:FTC), Global Invacom Group (AIM:GINV) Ltd, Hipgnosis Songs fund Ltd, Made Tech Group PLC (AIM:MTEC), Mattioli Woods PLC (AIM:MTW), Mid Wynd International Investment Trust plc (LSE:MWY), Novacyt, South32 Ltd (LSE:S32, ASX:S32, OTC:SHTLF, JSE:S32), TMT Acquisition PLC (LSE:TMTA)
Economic announcements: Interest rate call (EU), Continuing Claims (US), Durable Goods Orders (US), Preliminary GDP (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Pending Homes Sales (US)
Ex-dividends to reduce FTSE 100 by: 1.79