March 3 (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.
- Shell SHEL.L is considering a potential sale of its chemicals assets in Europe and the United States, part of a continuing drive to refocus the company's business on its most profitable operations.
- Top executives at some of the biggest U.S. consulting firms are meeting with Trump administration officials to defend their consulting contracts ahead of the coming week's deadline for government agencies to justify major consulting contracts.
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced in a social media post on Sunday the names of five digital assets he expects to include in a new U.S. strategic reserve of cryptocurrencies, spiking the market value of each.
- Chinese buyers are circumventing U.S. export controls to order Nvidia's NVDA.O latest artificial-intelligence chips.
- Major League Baseball planning a new TV model with centralized rights deals after striking out with Disney's DIS.N ESPN.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday European leaders had agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan to present to the United States, a vital step for Washington to be able to offer security guarantees that Kyiv says are essential to deter Russia.