Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - November 12

KKR & Co

Yesterday 07:10

Nov 12 (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.
     
- Nvidia's NVDA.O  board is moving to remove CEO Jensen Huang after allegations of two extramarital relationships, including one involving a suspected Chinese intelligence asset and another involving a company employee.

- Blackstone Life Sciences BX.N agreed to invest up to $1.5 billion to support Pfizer's PFE.N development of berobenatide, an experimental GLP-1 drug for obesity and related conditions.

- BHP Group BHP.AX has named Australian projects head Adrian Wood as its next chief financial officer, succeeding Vandita Pant as the miner pushes ahead with major potash and copper developments.

- KKR KKR.N and RWE RWEG.DE plan to invest about $16 billion in UK offshore wind projects, partnering on the Vanguard West and Vanguard East developments off England's Norfolk coast.
 
- Western Union WU.N said it is terminating its $500 million deal to acquire International Money Express IMXI.O after facing opposition from California regulators, though Intermex is contesting the move.
 
- United Airlines UAL.O said it will block personal AI assistants from accessing its systems to book tickets, citing concerns over customer data security, unintended purchases and compliance with airline regulations.
 
 

 (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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