BUZZ-U.S. Stocks on the Move-Facebook, Salix, UBS

(For faster updates on individual market-movers, Eikon users please use search string "STXBZ US"; for more market insights, including options activity, ; for the Day Ahead newsletter, http://link.reuters.com/mex49s; for the Morning News Call newsletter, http://link.reuters.com/nex49s) U.S. stock index futures were higher on Friday as investors looked ahead to a jobs report that was expected to sharply rebound from the previous month, though indexes were on track for a second straight weekly decline. Dow Jones industrial average futures were up 0.39 percent at 16,789, S&P 500 futures were up 0.43 percent at 1,946.75 and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.38 percent at 3,993.25.

** FACEBOOK INC (NasdaqGS: FB - news) , Thursday close $77.08, +0.49 pct premarket

European Union antitrust regulators approved on Friday a $19 billion offer by the world's most popular social network, for mobile messaging startup WhatsApp. The landmark deal is the largest in Facebook's 10-year history and will give it a strong foothold in the fast-growing mobile messaging market, pitting it against telecoms companies.

** SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS (NasdaqGS: SLXP - news) , Thursday close $151.09, +5.17 pct premarket

Salix and Swiss-listed Cosmo Pharmaceuticals SpA said they have terminated their merger agreement, citing a "changed political environment".

The Obama administration took several actions last month to curb "inversion" deals that allow companies to escape high U.S. taxes by reincorporating abroad.

** CONSTELLIUM NV, Thursday close $23.32

The aluminium products maker said it is to acquire U.S. peer Wise Metals for $1.4 billion, including debt, in a deal aimed at tapping into fast-growing demand from car makers for aluminium sheet.

** UBS AG (NYSEArca: FBGX - news) , Thursday close $17.2, -2.15 pct premarket

Switzerland's largest bank could face a fine of up to $6.3 billion if found guilty in a French investigation into whether it helped wealthy customers there avoid tax, a Swiss newspaper reported on Friday [ID: nL6N0RY0R6]

** CHARLES SCHWAB CORP, Thursday close $29.05

The company has dropped the Pimco Total Return Fund from its 10 target date funds and collective trusts, a company spokeswoman told Reuters on Thursday.

The firm completed its review of the fund this week on the heels of the announcement last Friday that Bill Gross, Pimco co-founder and manager of the fund, was leaving to join Janus Capital Group.

** WELLPOINT INC (NYSE: WLP - news) , Thursday close $118.45

The U.S. health insurer increased its share repurchase authorization by $5 billion, taking the total program to $6 billion, the company said in a regulatory filing.

WellPoint, which runs Anthem and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans, said the authorization is for a multi-year period. (http://1.usa.gov/1oFGu5U)

** GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC, Thursday close $182.88, +0.61 pct premarket

The financial group is considering raising a new infrastructure fund, according to three people familiar with the matter, even as U.S. regulations threaten to reduce its profits from such endeavors.

** T-MOBILE US INC, Thursday close $28.8

French low-cost telecom operator Iliad SA (Paris: FR0004035913 - news) is gearing up to bid for a "significantly larger" stake in T-Mobile than it previously sought for in July, a Bloomberg report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

** JP MORGAN CHASE & CO, Thursday close $58.84, -0.05 pct premarket

Names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of the holders of some 83 million households and small business accounts were exposed when computer systems at JPMorgan were recently compromised by hackers, making it one of the biggest data breaches in history.

The bank revealed the scope of the previously disclosed breach on Thursday, saying that there was no evidence that account numbers, passwords, user IDs, birth dates or Social Security numbers had been stolen.

** FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC, Thursday close $32.07

A two-day blockade preventing access to the Grasberg open-pit copper mine operated by the Indonesian unit of Freeport ended on Thursday after a meeting with workers, the company said, with no impact to copper concentrate shipments.

** ANDARKO PETROLEUM CORP, Thursday close $98.67

Andarko is evaluating the sale of its stake in the Salt Creek oil field in Wyoming and hopes to fetch more than $2 billion for the asset, people following the situation said. The people, who asked not to be named because the talks were private, said Anadarko recently began reaching out to prospective buyers to probe interest.

** OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP, Thursday close $95.22

The company said on Thursday its board of directors has approved the spin-off of its California oil and natural gas business to its shareholders.

** KELLOGG CO, Thursday close $60.72

The cereal maker's chief executive officer is planning to meet with cookies and snacks maker United Biscuits Ltd (IPO-UNI (Other OTC: CEMTY - news) .L) to discuss a possible 2 billion pound ($3.23 billion) offer for the British company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. {ID:nL3N0RX4EE] (Compiled by Amrutha Penumudi in Bangalore; Edited by Maju Samuel)