Press Digest: New York Times business news - May 13

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13/05/2026 05:36

May 13 (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.

- Marty Makary, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, resigned on Tuesday after weeks of pressure and rumors that President Trump was planning to fire him.

- Online marketplace eBay EBAY.O on Tuesday rejected a proposal by GameStop GME.N to combine the two companies in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $55 billion, calling it "neither credible nor attractive."

- YouTube GOOGL.O is trying to help streaming influencers, who are increasingly being wooed by competitors like Netflix NFLX.O and TikTok.

- A top Pentagon official testified on Tuesday that the cost of the war with Iran had risen to around $29 billion.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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