PRESS DIGEST-Wall Street Journal - January 12

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 01:20 AM EST

Jan 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.

- U.S. prosecutors are investigating Federal Reserve ?Chair Jerome Powell over his testimony last ?summer about the central bank's building ?renovation project.

- ?Allegiant Travel reached a roughly $1.1 billion deal to buy ?Sun Country Airlines as ?budget-focused U.S. airlines struggle with stiff competition from larger rivals.

- Walmart (WMT) plans ?to expand drone ?delivery ?to 150 additional stores within the next year, aiming for over 270 locations by late ?2027.

- Google unveiled a set of tools for retailers that helps them roll out AI agents, aiming to make it easier for brands to reach their ?customers ?who are shopping with the technology.

- U.S. President Donald Trump said on ?Sunday that he might block Exxon Mobil (XOM) from investing in Venezuela after the oil major's CEO called the country "uninvestable" during a White House meeting last week.

- U.S. President Donald Trump is ?scheduled to be briefed by senior officials in his administration on Tuesday on specific options to respond to ?the protests in Iran.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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