Jan 13 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
- The U.S. government has extended until June a deadline for Nippon Steel 5401.T to drop its planned acquisition of U.S. Steel X.N.
- Stephen Miran, the U.S. President-elect's choice to chair his Council of Economic Advisers, has written that the U.S. could be better off with average tariffs of around 20% and as high as 50%, compared with the current 2%.
- Australia's Insignia Financial IFL.AX said that Bain Capital BCSF.N has matched a $1.8 billion takeover offer by CC Capital Partners, intensifying a tussle for control of the wealth manager.
- Pete Hegseth's performance to be closely watched in what is expected to be a contentious confirmation hearing Tuesday for the defense secretary nominee.
- First responders in fire-ravaged Los Angeles communities have had to fend off looters as well as flames, with the number of arrests jumping to nearly 30 by Sunday.
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
((globalnewsmonitoring@thomsonreuters.com))
免责声明：投资有风险，本文并非投资建议，以上内容不应被视为任何金融产品的购买或出售要约、建议或邀请，作者或其他用户的任何相关讨论、评论或帖子也不应被视为此类内容。本文仅供一般参考，不考虑您的个人投资目标、财务状况或需求。TTM对信息的准确性和完整性不承担任何责任或保证，投资者应自行研究并在投资前寻求专业建议。