April 1 (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. - Chevron ( CVX ) has agreed to sell 70% interest in its East Texas gas assets for $525 million to TG Natural Resources, as part of the U.S. energy company's strategy...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz is building up inventory levels in the U.S. at the wholesale level and at dealer lots to get ahead of tariffs due to be collected from April 3, executives told analysts on a call on Monday, according to notes by analysts. Asked about pricing, executives said no carmaker was operating in a silo, implying it would...

* Mercedes-Benz held closed call with investors ahead of results * Carmaker stocking inventory ahead of tariffs planned for April 3 * Tariffs would hit margin by 2.5pp before mitigation - execs * Q1 results expected within full-year guidance - analysts BERLIN, April 1 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz is building up inventory levels in the U.S. at the wholesale level and...

LONDON (Reuters) - Major banks will be anxiously watching an appeal over motor finance commissions, which begins at the UK's Supreme Court on Tuesday as Britain's financial watchdog considers a scheme to pay out billions of pounds in compensation to consumers. British lender Close Brothers and South Africa's FirstRand are seeking to overturn a landmark Court of Appeal judgment, which...