Oct 27 (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.
- A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc (N:GS) GS.N banker admitted
his guilt in taking confidential documents from an employee at
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, who also agreed to plead
guilty.
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals (N:VRX) VRX.TO said in a conference call
that its accounting was legal in connection with the pharmacy,
Philidor Rx Services.
- President Joko Widodo of Indonesia met with President
Obama in Washington and said his country would eventually join
the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
- United Automobile Workers leaders from General Motors (N:GM)
GM.N plants nationwide will gather Wednesday in Detroit to
learn details of a tentative agreement reached with GM late
Sunday that covers about 52,000 employees. If the union leaders
approve, the deal would next be voted on by GM's UAW members.
- Wal Mart Stores Inc WMT.N applied to federal regulators
on Monday for permission to test drones for home delivery and
for use at its distribution centers and stores. In pushing ahead
with drone technology, the company follows Amazon AMZN.O ,
which has been trumpeting its "Prime Air" drone delivery plans
since 2013.