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Dec 27 (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.
- Apple on Tuesday appealed a decision to ban imports of its watches based on a complaint from medical monitoring technology company Masimo, after U.S. President Joe Biden's administration declined to veto a government tribunal.
- Drug company Bristol-Myers Squibb struck a $4.1 billion deal to buy RayzeBio in a bet on a re-emerging cancer drug technology.
- China's government hit back at U.S. criticism of its human-rights record on Tuesday by imposing sanctions on a Los Angeles firm and two analysts involved in scouring the country's supply chain for abuses.
- U.S. retail sales rose 3.1% from Nov. 1 through Dec. 24, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which measures sales in stores and online. The estimate, which isn't adjusted for inflation, reflects a year marked by rising prices and a strong U.S. job market.
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)