Oct 26 (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.
- Interviews with former employees, doctors who prescribe
Valeant drugs and patients indicate that the ties between
Valeant Pharmaceuticals (N:VRX) Inc VRX.TO and mail-order pharmacy
Philidor are more interconnected than previously disclosed.
- Quarterly profits and sales from big American companies
are poised to fall for the first time since the recession, as
some industrial firms warn of a pullback in spending.
- The United Auto Workers has struck a tentative labor deal
with General Motors Co (N:GM), avoiding a strike that would have
dented the company's U.S. production and clearing the path for
members to vote on the proposal, which sets pay and benefits for
the next four years.
- Volkswagen (DE:VOWG) has suspended a larger number of
employees than previously acknowledged following a
recommendation from the law firm conducting an internal probe
into the auto maker's emissions cheating scandal.
- Citigroup Inc (N:C) is testing new technology with
automated-teller-machine maker Diebold Inc that would
allow customers to withdraw money with an eyeball scan or a code
on a smartphone instead of a card swipe.
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc (N:WMT) is looking to boost sales with
fewer products, adding to tensions with its suppliers.