Publicis Groupe returns to growth in second quarter, North American revenue slips

Publicis Groupe reported a tepid 0.1 percent increase in organic growth for the second quarter of 2019 after seeing a 0.3 percent drop in the previous quarter. The holding company, which reported its second-quarter results on Thursday afternoon, posted a decline of 1.7 percent in North American net revenue as pressure persists from namely consumer packaged goods clients in the U.S. continuing to cut their budgets.In the first half of the year, North American net revenue reportedly declined 3 per