July 15 (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.

- Google parent Alphabet is in advanced talks to

acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for roughly $23 billion.

- Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and hedge-fund manager

Bill Ackman formally threw their support behind Donald Trump in

the wake of Saturday's assassination attempt, endorsing him for

president in the upcoming U.S. election.

- WH Group ( WHGRF ), the world's largest pork-producing

company by sales, said Sunday it plans to float Smithfield's

business in the U.S. and Mexico on the New York Stock Exchange

or Nasdaq.

- Global smartphone shipments by Apple ( AAPL ) and Samsung

Electronics ( SSNLF ) rose in the second quarter, according to

research firm International Data Corp's data on Monday.

- American actor Shannen Doherty, best known for her

role as high school student Brenda Walsh on the hit 1990s

television drama "Beverly Hills, 90210," has died at age 53

following a years-long battle with cancer.

- Sweeping changes to Delaware corporate law could give

more power to influential shareholders, letting them make more

deals on behalf of the company without board oversight.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)