April 4 (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.

- Members of Paramount Global's ( PARAA ) board agreed to

enter exclusive merger discussions with Skydance, favoring it

over a recent $26 billion all-cash offer from private-equity

firm Apollo Global Management ( APO ).

- Walt Disney ( DIS ) defeated activist shareholder Nelson

Peltz in a bruising fight for influence in the entertainment

giant's boardroom, handing Chief Executive Bob Iger a major

victory over one of Wall Street's most aggressive investors.

- Electric-vehicle maker Fisker ( FSRN ) said it would

withdraw all financial and operational guidance for 2024 as the

company's evaluation of strategic alternatives continues.

- Amazon.com ( AMZN ) is slashing hundreds of jobs from its

cloud-computing business, the tech giant's latest round of

layoffs as it aims to cut costs.

- Supermarket chain Carrefour and PepsiCo ( PEP )

said they had reached a deal for PepsiCo ( PEP ) products to

return to stores in France.

- EV maker Tesla is raising compensation for

its artificial intelligence engineers in a bid to ward off

poaching from the likes of OpenAI, according to Chief Executive

Elon Musk.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)