Aug 1 - 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.

- Boeing named aerospace industry veteran Kelly Ortberg as its chief executive officer to turn around the planemaker beset by legal and regulatory problems after an incident of a panel blowing away from a 737 Max plane in January.

- U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in the July meeting, but the head of the central bank Jerome Powell made it clear that recent progress in lowering inflation could enable policymakers to cut interest rates as soon as September.

- Billionaire investor Bill Ackman scrapped the IPO launch of Pershing Square USA, days before the fund was slated to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

- The United Automobile Workers (UAW) union endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for U.S. president, providing a likely boost for Harris in the swing state of Michigan as her recently launched campaign ramps up. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)