Press Digest: New York Times business news - June 25

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25/06/2026 07:05

June 25 (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.
     
- Alibaba 9988.HK , one of China’s most valuable technology companies, sued the U.S. Department of Defense, challenging the Pentagon’s decision to designate it as a company affiliated with the Chinese military.
     
- The European Union’s chief aviation regulator has ordered inspections of 16 Airbus AIR.PA A380 jets after cracks were found in a key wing component on some of the aircraft.
     
- Norma Yaeger, who became a rare female stockbroker in the early 1960s and went on to found two securities firms died on June 3 in Los Angeles at 96.
     
- President Trump asked Congress on Wednesday to approve $87.6 billion in extra spending this year for the war with Iran as well as a handful of unrelated programs, a request that came amid growing Republican tensions over his handling of the conflict.

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