PRESS DIGEST -Wall Street Journal - Nov. 22

Reuters11-22

Nov 22 (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.

- U.S. satellite TV provider DirecTV said on Thursday it had terminated its agreement to acquire Echostar's satellite television business, which includes rival Dish TV, over a failed debt-exchange offer.

- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering picking Kevin Warsh as his Treasury secretary with the understanding that he could later be nominated to lead the Federal Reserve when Jerome Powell's term as chair ends in 2026.

- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate former Florida Attorney General and loyalist Pam Bondi to be U.S. Attorney General, moving swiftly to replace his former nominee Matt Gaetz after the embattled former congressman withdrew from consideration.

- Stephen P. Lynch, an American investor with a history of dealmaking in Russia, has asked the U.S. government to allow him to bid on the sabotaged Nord Stream Pipeline 2 if it comes up for auction in a Swiss bankruptcy proceeding.

- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler will step down on Jan. 20 when President-elect Donald Trump's administration takes over.

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