Oct 2 (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.

- The board of LPL Financial Holdings ( LPLA ) terminated

Dan Arnold as the retail investment advisory firm's top

executive.

- Abu Dhabi's ADNOC has clinched a $13 billion-plus deal for

Germany's Covestro ( CVVTF ).

- Oracle plans to invest more than $6.5 billion to

establish a public cloud region in Malaysia.

- Monarch Alternative Capital has raised more than $4.7

billion for its latest fund.

- OceanSound Partners has raised nearly $1.5 billion and hit

the upper limit on its second fund.

- Luxury giant LVMH is buying a stake in French

nonalcoholic sparkling wine maker French Bloom.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)