Kenya's Nation Media Group said its pretax profit fell 35 percent to 761.8 million shillings in the first half of this year, hurt by falling advertising and circulation volumes and provisions for overdue debt.

* Board says will launch search for new CFO (Adds executive's statement, background)

Infosys Ltd on Saturday said its board had accepted the resignation of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) M.D. Ranganath.

Marvel Comics mogul Stan Lee won renewal of a protective order on Friday against a onetime business manager accused of subjecting the 95-year-old "Spider-Man" co-creator to elder abuse after taking charge of his affairs earlier this year.

"Grease" stars Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta on Wednesday celebrated the 40th anniversary of their classic movie musical about teenagers finding their way at the fictional Rydell High.

Chinese content aggregator Qutoutiao Inc, which is backed by technology giant Tencent Holdings Ltd , filed for an initial public offering of up to $300 million with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.

If double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso moves to IndyCar next year it would be fantastic for the sport, two of the U.S. circuit's top drivers said on Friday.

** S&P 500 gains 0.6 pct as investors navigate corporate results amid geopolitical headwinds

* Financials biggest fallers (Updates prices, adds details and quotes)

The summer roller-coaster in two of the four big-cap 'FANG' names - Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Netflix Inc and Google-parent Alphabet Inc - has led to a shift, albeit slight, into value stocks.