Oct 21 (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. lawmakers probing the 737 MAX jet crisis are ratcheting up scrutiny of Boeing (NYSE:BA) Co BA.N leaders as new details point to management pressure on engineers and pilots in its commercial-aircraft unit. https://on.wsj.com/35TfEnQ
- Manulife Investment Management, the investment arm of Toronto-based insurer Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO , has hired two former executives from Houlihan Lokey Inc HLI.N to launch a new secondary investment platform. https://on.wsj.com/33Tl1Sx
- Newspaper front pages across Australia were blacked out on Monday, as the country's biggest media companies are calling on Canberra to enshrine press freedoms and protect whistleblowers. https://on.wsj.com/2J9yCx3
- BHP Group Ltd BHP.AX said it has signed four new renewable-power agreements to meet energy demand for its Chilean copper operations and will record a roughly $780 million provision linked to the cancellation of existing coal contracts. https://on.wsj.com/35Od3f4