Dec 13 (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 transition team of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has started to explore pathways to dramatically shrink, consolidate or even eliminate the top bank watchdogs in Washington. - Chinese President Xi Jinping...

Dec 13 (Reuters) - Germany's Evonik plans to restructure its business lines into two segments, it said on Friday. From April 1, the group will focus on its two core operating businesses: Custom Solutions and Advanced Technologies. Evonik's Custom Solutions segment includes additives for paints and coatings, as well as products for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. Its Advanced Technologies...

(Reuters) -German exports fell more than expected in October, an indication that the long-awaited recovery in external demand has been delayed. Exports fell by 2.8% compared with the previous month, data from the federal statistics office showed on Friday. The result went beyond the 2% decrease forecast in a Reuters poll. The foreign trade balance showed a surplus of 13.4...

* Danish drugmaker Novo first-to-market with obesity shot Wegovy * U.S. rival Eli Lilly's ( LLY ) Mounjaro led to greater weight loss in trials * Mounjaro sales outstripping Wegovy in UK, online pharmacies say * Pharmacies estimate as many as 500,000 people taking the drugs via private market in UK By Maggie Fick LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Britons...