Asian insurance heavyweight AIA Group Ltd. (1299.HK) on Friday beat estimates to report a 28% rise in new business value in the six months ended May 31, thanks to strong growth in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.

Ensco PLC (ESV) will take Goodrich Corp.'s (GR) spot on the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, a change scheduled to take effect as of Monday's closing bell, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.

SANTIAGO, Chile--Chilean energy holding company Enersis SA (ENI, ENERSIS.SN) failed to assuage investor and analyst concerns Thursday over its plan to boost capital by as much as $8.02 billion.

Newmont Mining Corp.'s (NEM) second-quarter earnings fell 28% as the gold mining company reported lower gold and copper output, and lowered its full-year production view.

Mexican telecommunications company America Movil SAB (AMX, AMX.MX, AMOV) said sales and operating cash flow rose in the second quarter as it continued to add wireless and fixed-line customers at a steady pace, while a weaker Mexican peso and other Latin American currencies ate into the bottom line,

Newmont Mining Corp.'S (NEM) second-quarter earnings fell 28% as the gold-mining company reported lower gold and copper output, and lowered its full-year production view.

CA Inc.'s (CA) fiscal first-quarter earnings edged down 0.4% after the business-computing company sold less new software than expected, prompting CA to scale back revenue goals for the rest of its fiscal year.

Universal Health Services Inc.'s (UHS) second-quarter earnings rose 3.8% as the company continued to benefit from its behavioral-health hospitals' contributions, though it saw weakness in its acute-care facilities.

Ecuador has signed a memorandum of understanding with Russia's Gazprom to explore opportunities for the Amistad natural-gas field, located at block 6, in Gulf of Guayaquil, Minister Coordinator of Strategic Sectors Jorge Glas said Thursday.

Corporate-bond investors rushed to purchase bonds from top-quality companies Thursday, enabling Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) to attain the lowest borrowing costs on record for five- and 30-year bonds as part of a $2 billion bond sale.