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WPP Returns to Growth, Beating Expectations

WPP reported a surprise rise in organic revenue for the third quarter, returning to growth after declines in previous quarters, as it benefited from higher spending among its bigger clients and a ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

Bloomsbury to beat expectations on ‘romantasy’ boom

Publisher reports best-ever first half as sales of authors such as Sarah J Maas and JK Rowling continue to soar

Business - Financial Times - October 24

PayPal shares fall on revenue miss, soft guidance

PayPal reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, but revenue came in slightly below expectations.

Business - CNBC - 6 days ago

Airbus Revenue, Earnings Beat Forecasts

Airbus posted earnings and revenue above analysts’ expectations, highlighting diverging fortunes with Boeing a week after the beleaguered company reported a multibillion-dollar loss.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago

Maryland grandfather spreads joy with daily "bad dad jokes" on his front yard sign

For the past 1,640 days, Maryland grandfather Tom Schruben has written a "bad dad joke" on a sign in his front yard. He started this tradition during the pandemic to lift his spirits and it has ...

White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf reportedly in discussions about selling team after historically bad season

The White Sox lost 121 games this year, which set the MLB record for most losses in a single season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Eagles' Mekhi Becton not looking forward to MetLife return: 'Everything is just bad about that stadium'

Becton returns to the stadium where he spent the first five years of his career

Sports - CBS Sports - October 17

Good news: there’s a new Horrible History DVD boxset out. Bad news: your children may not find it funny

Studios usually twist themselves into pretzels to avoid confusing movie titles. But this Christmas, unwary fans of the CBBC show should beware. Great news, parents! In just a few short weeks, a new ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Browns offense has been so bad that a defensive player leads the team in touchdowns heading into Week 7

With Amari Cooper now a member of the Bills, this defensive player now leads team in TDs

Sports - CBS Sports - October 17

It was Badenoch v Jenrick on GB News. And if that all sounds bad, watching it was worse | Marina Hyde

Each had an hour to show why they are the future – until the next Tory debacle means another contest. They barely managed that. Distressingly, the GB News stream I watched the Conservative ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Man United's mess under INEOS: Player frustration, staff cuts, bad results and more

From the long-overdue stadium renovations to managerial decisions and transfer policy, all is not well at Man United. How is the new club leadership addressing these issues?

Sports - ESPN - October 19

Kawhi Leonard injury: Where do Clippers go from here after latest piece of bad news for aging superstar

How does a team rebuild with a deteriorating present and spent future?

Sports - CBS Sports - October 18

Jocelyn Benson warns of bad actors seeking to "hack voters' minds" on election misinformation

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that there are foreign bad actors who are not only trying to "sow the seeds of distrust, but to diminish ...

Bad buffet behaviour is out of control. So should we be fined for our food waste? | Emma Beddington

I have unbridled lust when faced with a buffet – as do many others. But penalties for overfilling our plates are only one possible answer .... Should you be penalised for having eyes bigger than ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Liverpool and Chelsea impress, Real Madrid look bad, more: Marcotti recaps the weekend

Liverpool may have beaten Chelsea on Sunday, but both sides can find the positives. PLUS: Real Madrid don't look good, Harry Kane broke his scoring drought and Arsenal hurt themselves ... again.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

Alex Bowman's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week capped by Logano making NASCAR's title race

Few people in motorsports had as crummy a week as Alex Bowman

Sports - ABC News - October 21

Canadian military refused apology to sexual assault victim over fears of bad press

Documents obtained by Ottawa Citizen show officials were concerned about negative media in case of Kristen Adams. Canada’s military decided not to apologize to an employee after she was sexually ...