March 25 (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.
- ByteDance Ltd, owner of the popular TikTok video-sharing platform, has poached an executive from smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp 1810.HK , to become its new finance chief. https://on.wsj.com/3lLbmHK
- Fidelity Investments unveiled plans on Wednesday to launch an exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of bitcoin, furthering the money manager's push to bring cryptocurrencies to mainstream finance. https://on.wsj.com/3soDvXq
- AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) AZN.L released more pivotal-trial data for its COVID-19 vaccine, saying the shot was 76% effective at preventing COVID-19 with symptoms in a fuller analysis of study results than the company had earlier provided. https://on.wsj.com/31iDNmM
- Drugmaker Merck & Co MRK.N promoted a 30-year company veteran Caroline Litchfield to the role of finance chief after elevating the incumbent to chief executive officer. https://on.wsj.com/3soEhUk
- Westpac Banking Corp WBC.AX said it is considering a sale or spinoff of its New Zealand business after regulators there ordered it to review its risk management. https://on.wsj.com/2P4crhU