Aug 8 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

– Amazon.com is scheduled to meet with members of the U.S Federal Trade Commission next week to discuss an antitrust lawsuit that the agency may be preparing to file to challenge the power of the retailer’s sprawling business

– Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday crossed the threshold of 40,000 unique donors required to take part in the first Republican presidential primary debate, his campaign said.

– Paramount Global said it would sell Simon & Schuster to private-equity firm KKR & Co for $1.62 billion in cash, ending a year-long attempt to sell the marquee book publisher.

– U.S. President Joe Biden will designate nearly a million acres of land near the Grand Canyon as a new national monument on Tuesday to protect the area from uranium mining. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)