A Week of Modest Gains

Inspiration meets innovation at Brandweek, the ultimate marketing experience. Join industry luminaries, rising talent and strategic experts in Phoenix, Arizona this September 23–26 to assess challenges, develop solutions and create new pathways for growth. Register early to save.

Stocks scrape by as job data beats predictions

Equities in general and advertising stocks in particular eked out modest gains on the Dow Jones Industrial Average last week, with negative unemployment data not as bad as investors had expected. Despite a lack of major account shifts or other big advertising news before the closing bells, investors pushed an aggregate of ad-industry stock performance above the S&P 500 Index. On the Big Board, Omnicom shares rose 0.3

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in