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.
Swedbank investor AMF said on Friday it had expected more after the lender published heavily-redacted outcome of an external probe into its alleged link to money laundering in the Baltics.
China's Evergrande Health said on Friday it aims to build production capacity for 500,000 to 1 million electric vehicles in three years.
* German flash manufacturing PMI shows lowest reading in 6-1/5 yrs
* Shares rise as much as 4 pct (Adds comments from management call, analysts, shares)
Swedbank's biggest investor said it had confidence in the lender's chief executive and board after the findings of an external review were published on Friday, saying it was satisfied by the bank's assurance it had complied with regulations.
The Bulgarian competition regulator gave a green light on Friday to Advance Media Group to acquire the Balkan country's leading commercial media company Nova Broadcasting from Swedish entertainment company MTG .
* NZ foreign minister dispatched to 'set record straight' (Adds Peters, Erdogan comments at OIC)
Australia's largest department store operator Myer will stop selling "unprofitable" Apple Inc products as part of its drive to focus on higher-margin items, Myer Holdings said on Friday.
China's Evergrande Health said on Friday it aims to produce 500,000 to 1 million electric vehicles in three years.
The Democratic head of a U.S. congressional investigative panel on Thursday pressed the White House for information on whether President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, used the unofficial WhatsApp messaging tool to communicate sensitive or classified information with foreign leaders.