Nov 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.

- Starbucks ( SBUX ) is selling a majority stake in its

China retail operations to Boyu Capital, retaining 40%.

- Denny's will be taken private in a $322 million

deal, with stockholders receiving $6.25 a share, a 52% premium.

- Anthropic partnered with Cognizant, making it one

of the firm's three largest customers, to expand its AI models

to corporate clients.

- Kimberly-Clark ( KMB ) agreed to acquire Kenvue ( KVUE )

for more than $40 billion, creating a health-and-wellness

company with $32 billion in annual revenue.

- Hundreds of travel businesses urged Congress to

shutdown end the monthlong U.S. government by passing a

straightforward spending bill.

- The U.S. government will use $4.65 billion in

emergency funds to cover approximately 50% of November SNAP

benefits.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)