6 Percent Revenue Boost for WPP

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NEW YORK WPP Group said its first-quarter revenue rose nearly 6 percent to $1.7 billion. On a like-for-like basis, excluding acquisitions and currency fluctuations, revenue was up almost 2 percent. (Adjusted to account for the weakness of the U.S. dollar overseas, the hike was more than 12 percent.)

In North America, revenue improved almost 11 percent; in the U.K., the gain was 12 percent; in the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa and Middle East region, revenue was up more than 28 percent.

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