Oct 20 (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.

- Activist investor Jana Partners has built a stake in

medical device maker Cooper, and plans to push for

strategic alternatives, including a potential deal to combine

its contact-lens unit with rival Bausch + Lomb ( BLCO ).

- Swiss building-materials supplier Holcim plans to

acquire Xella for more than $2 billion to expand its building

solutions business.

- China said its gross domestic product expanded 4.8% in the

third quarter of 2025 compared with a year earlier.

- Bank of Japan policy board member Hajime Takata called for

an interest-rate increase, saying that tariff-related concerns

have eased and that the inflation goal is nearly met.

- Bolivia elected Rodrigo Paz as president on Sunday,

ending two decades of socialist rule.

- President Trump said the U.S. would stop aid payments to

Colombia because of the country's drug production.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)