PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - October 6

Oct 5 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Costco COST.O members with a valid prescription can access a four-week supply of Novo Nordisk's NOVOb.CO popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic or Wegovy for $499 out of pocket, as part of Costco's initiative to make these medications available through its warehouse chain.

- Eight members of the OPEC+ oil producers group said on Sunday that they would raise their output of crude by a modest 137,000 barrels a day in November.

- A federal judge on Sunday night blocked the Trump administration from deploying hundreds of out-of-state National Guard troops to Oregon, even as President Trump turned to the Texas Guard in a widening hunt for military forces to send to Democratic cities.

- President Trump remained focused on blaming Democrats and repeating his threats to carry out mass firings of federal workers on Sunday, the fifth day of the government shutdown.