Germany July final composite PMI 51.3, vs 51.2 expected and 51.2 prior.

A South Korean shareholder group has filed criminal complaints accusing the CEOs of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix of breaching shareholder trust by approving bonus payments outside collective bargaining constraints and creating a payment mechanism that improperly consumed company assets. The group said on Aug. 5 it submitted complaints on July 22 to the National Police Agency’s National Investigation Office against Samsung co-CEOs Jun Young-hyun and Roh Tae-moon and SK Hynix CEO Kwak No-jung. The cases have been referred to the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency’s first and second investigation divisions, which have opened investigations under the Specific Economic Crimes Aggravated Punishment Act.

伯恩斯坦：将AMD(AMD.O)目标价从600美元上调至650美元。