July 16 (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.
- Apple AAPL.O has signed a $500 million deal with Pentagon-backed MP Materials MP.N to supply rare earth magnets, becoming one of the first tech companies to ink a U.S. supply agreement after China curbed exports earlier this year.
- Investment firm Aquarian Holdings is in exclusive talks to acquire U.S. life insurance company Brighthouse Financial BHF.O.
- Tesla's TSLA.O top sales executive in North America, Troy Jones, has left the electric vehicle maker in the latest senior departure at the company.
- U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order in the coming days designed to help make private-market investments more available to U.S. retirement plans.
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has pushed out the head of the U.S. watchdog that oversees public company auditors.
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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