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. – 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)
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