Feb 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
- Asteroid mining company AstroForge is aiming to heave a spacecraft toward an asteroid later this week, in a goal to kick off a future where precious metals are mined around the solar system to create vast fortunes on Earth.
- Joy Reid's evening news show on MSNBC is being canceled, part of a far-reaching programming overhaul orchestrated by Rebecca Kutler, the network’s new president.
- Trump administration appointees in charge of the U.S. Agency for International Development sent employees an email saying that they were laying off 2,000 workers and putting up to thousands of foreign service officers and other direct hires around the world on paid leave.
- Several Trump-appointed agency leaders urged federal workers not to comply with Elon Musk's order to summarize their accomplishments for the past week or be removed from their positions, even as Musk doubled down on his demand over the weekend.
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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