APRNEWS - Nissan Motor Co said on Friday that Hiroto Saikawa would stay on as chief executive, backing the protege of former boss Carlos Ghosn even as top shareholder Renault had earlier pushed for a change in the Japanese automaker’s leadership.

APRNEWS - French energy giant Total lifted oil and gas output to record levels to bolster cash flow and lift first quarter net profits Friday -- but price volatility kept results in check.

APRNEWS - Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Williston Basin properties of VEN Bakken, LLC (Seller). Seller is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flywheel Bakken, LLC (formerly Valorem Energy), a portfolio company of the Kayne Private Energy Income Funds.

APRNEWS - Detained former Renault boss Carlos Ghosn "stands ready" to repay a 50,000-euro ($57,000) bill for his wedding party at the Palace of Versailles, which was waived under a sponsorship deal with the French carmaker, his lawyer said Friday.

REUTERS - Facebook (FB.O) announced a series of changes on Wednesday to give users more control over their data, after a huge data scandal which has wiped more than $100 billion from its stock market value.