PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - March 13

March 13 (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.

- Honda 7267.T said that it would scrap plans for three electric models it had planned to produce in the United States and that it would record its first annual loss since it listed its stock publicly in 1957.

- The Trump administration is expected to initiate a sweeping trade investigation as soon as Thursday that will target dozens of countries over their policies toward the trade in goods made with forced labor.

- The United States has temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil that is currently at sea, allowing it to be shipped to buyers around the world.

- The Federal Reserve and other financial regulators will soon release proposals to loosen some planned rules on how much capital banks must hold in reserve to mitigate risks.