PRESS DIGEST-Wall Street Journal - December 22

Dec 22 (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.

- A group of private equity firms led by Permira and Warburg Pincus has clinched a deal to acquire investment and accounting software maker Clearwater Analytics CWAN.N for about $8.4 billion, including debt.

- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said she sees no need to change interest rates for months after the central bank cut rates at its last three meetings.

- CBS News pulled a "60 Minutes" report on El Salvador's CECOT prison just hours before its scheduled Sunday broadcast, saying it would air at a future time.