** Snapchat-owner’s shares up ~4 pct at $8.10 in premarket, showing signs of recovery after touching their all-time low on Thursday
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Snap is displayed on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
** CEO Evan Spiegel aims to achieve full-year profitability in 2019 by betting on older users, revamped marketing, online news service Cheddar reports, citing a memo
** Co says it would also better serve emerging markets users with its forthcoming redesign of its Android app – memo
** On Thursday, analysts raised concerns over user declines and competitive threats from Instagram
** Daily Snapchat users fell for the first time in Q2 ended August
** As of Thursday’s close, SNAP shares have nearly halved in value and have traded under their $17 debut price since March
Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru