PRESS DIGEST- Wall Street Journal - Jan 19

Jan 19(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.

- The European Union's competition watchdog intends to block Amazon's $1.7 billion bid to purchase Roomba maker iRobot.

- Amazon.com logistics executive John Felton is taking over as chief financial officer of the company's cloud division, Amazon Web Services.

- Macy's plans to lay off about 13% of its corporate staff and close five stores in a bid to trim costs and redirect spending to improve the shopping experience for customers.

- Mesa Air Group has struck several agreements with United Airlines meant to bolster Mesa's operating income and liquidity.

- Wendy's Chief Executive Todd Penegor is departing and will be succeeded by PepsiCo executive Kirk Tanner in the role.

- Spirit Airlines is examining options to address its financial challenges after a federal judge blocked the low-cost carrier's deal to be acquired by JetBlue Airways .

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)