Germany's Justice Minister on Friday said she would hardly have expected such "frightening unprofessionalism" from Facebook after the company acknowledged a glitch that exposed passwords of millions of users to its employees.

U.S. President Donald Trump said trade negotiations with China were progressing and a final agreement "will probably happen," adding that his call for tariffs to remain on Chinese imported good for some time did not mean talks were in trouble.

Shake-ups come infrequently for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, but some degree of change may be in the works for the stock index as two of its 30 constituents prepare to transform from large conglomerates into smaller companies.

* Trading to resume on Tuesday; stock could be put on watch list

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Shake-ups come infrequently for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, but some degree of change may be in the works for the stock index as two of its 30 constituents prepare to transform from large conglomerates into smaller companies.

China stocks fell on Friday morning led by financial shares, as the market's rally showed signs of fatigue ahead of a fresh round of Sino-U.S. talks next week. ** Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Sang also dipped, dragged by index benchmark Tencent Holdings following the company's lacklustre earnings. ** The CSI300 index fell 1.0 percent to 3,798.76 points at the end of the morning session, but the gauge was still up 1.4 percent on a weekly basis. The Shanghai Composite

China's major automobile and internet companies, including Chongqing Changan Automobile , Alibaba and Tencent, are setting up a 9.76 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) joint venture to invest in ride-sharing industry, Chongqing Changan Automobile said on Friday.

The Korea Exchange on Thursday halted trading in shares of South Korea's Asiana Airlines Inc through Monday after an auditor submitted a report pointing out a lack of evidence to judge the stock value of the airline.

Morgan Stanley was ranked as the top adviser to companies targeted by activist investors publicly for the third straight year in 2018 while Goldman Sachs vaulted past two competitors to the number No. 2 spot, according to Refinitiv data published on Thursday.