FTSE 100 advertising giant WPP (LON: WPP), a constituent of our Income Boosters portfolio cancelled its dividend as the pandemic got underway earlier this year. But the dividend is now back and WPP's half-year results look fairly reassuring to us.
WPP's revenue fell by 11.5% on a like-for-like basis to £5,583m during the first half of the year. Excluding pass-through costs, the decline was 9.5%, which the company says is slightly better than expected. Headline pre-tax…
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