Dec 12 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on

the New York Times ( NYT ) business pages. Reuters has not verified

these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Albertsons ( ACI ) and Kroger ( KR ) terminated their $25

billion merger plan after courts blocked the deal, with the

former suing its rival and alleging a breach of contract that

led to the deal's demise.

- The NewsGuild of New York said it had reached a tentative

deal on a three-year contract with the New York Times ( NYT ),

after more than 600 tech workers at NYT went on a week-long

strike in November.

- U.S. oil major Chevron Corp ( CVX ) said it is considering

ways to supply lower carbon power for data center operators.

- Google unveiled a prototype of experimental tool

that can browse spreadsheets, shopping sites and other services,

before taking action on behalf of the computer user.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)