
March 3 (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.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invoked "emergency authorities" to bypass Congress and send $4 billion in weapons to Israel.
- Some U.S. Democratic lawmakers are inviting former federal workers to the speech on Tuesday as a way to protest the mass firings and funding cuts that have defined U.S. President Donald Trump's first month back in office.
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to halt offensive operations against Russia as a part of a broader effort to draw Russia's President Vladimir Putin of the country into talks on Ukraine and a new relationship with the U.S.