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

the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified

these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- David Ellison's Paramount plans to bid for Warner

Bros. Discovery ( WBD ), aiming to merge their major studios and

influential news networks like CBS News and CNN, potentially

reshaping the media industry despite regulatory challenges and

Warner's planned split into cable and streaming/studio

businesses.

- Puck, a newsletter company founded in 2021, is acquiring

Air Mail, a digital weekly started in 2019 by Graydon Carter and

Alessandra Stanley, in a stock-based deal to combine their

insider-focused journalism and luxury-oriented platforms, with

the acquisition expected to take months to finalize.

- NPR has appointed Thomas Evans, a former CNN vice

president and managing editor, as its new editor in chief, and

Marta McLellan Ross, a former policy adviser, as chief of staff,

effective September 15, as the organization faces challenges

from the elimination of federal funding.

- U.S. President Trump's immigration raid on South Korean

workers at a Hyundai-LG plant and his executive order dictating

Japan's $550 billion investment terms under threat of higher

tariffs have sparked outrage in Seoul and Tokyo, prompting

allies to question the value of their nearly $1 trillion U.S.

investment pledges and complicating ongoing trade negotiations.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)