Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - Aug 8

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08/08/2024 08:06

Aug 8 (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 astronauts who flew to orbit on Boeing's  BA.N 
Starliner spacecraft could remain at the International Space
Station until 2025, while Boeing has vouched for the craft, NASA
officials are working on backup plans that depend on SpaceX.
    
    - Regulators are investigating some of the biggest U.S.
banks including JPMorgan  JPM.N , Bank of America  BAC.N  and
Wells Fargo  WFC.N  for their handling of customer funds on the
peer-to-peer payments platform Zelle, which has been facing
scrutiny over scams and fraudulent transactions. 
    
        - Real estate company Zillow Group  ZG.O  named
Operating Chief Jeremy Wacksman as its chief executive,
succeeding company co-founder Rich Barton who will remain on the
board as co-executive chair.
    
    - Equity Residential  EQR.N  said it has agreed to purchase
11 apartment complexes with more than 3,500 units for $964
million from Blackstone  BX.N .
        
  
        - The world's second-biggest liner AP Moller-Maersk
 MAERSKb.CO  will add up to 60 new vessels to its fleet, many of
which will run on liquefied natural gas, a carbon-based
propulsion fuel.
        
  

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